hyr

See also: hýr

Cornish

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *hir, from Proto-Celtic *sīros.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [hiːɹ]

Adjective

hyr

1. long

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse hyrr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hɪːr/

  Rhymes: -ɪːr

Noun

hyr m (genitive singular hyrs or hyrjar, no plural)

1. (poetic) fire

   Synonyms: eldur, funi, bál

Declension

Declension of hyr (sg-only masculine)

	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	hyr	hyrinn
accusative	hyr	hyrinn
dative	hyr	hyrnum
genitive	hyrs, hyrjar	hyrsins, hyrjarins

Middle English

Etymology 1

Determiner

hyr

1. Alternative form of hire (“her”)

Pronoun

hyr

1. Alternative form of hire (“hers”)

Etymology 2

Pronoun

hyr

1. Alternative form of hire (“her”)

Etymology 3

Noun

hyr

1. Alternative form of hire (“wages”)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

hyr

1. imperative of hyra

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hūʀiju (“hire”), from the verb *hūʀijan, from Proto-Germanic *hūzijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *kūs- (“price, hire”). Cognate with Old Frisian hēre (“hire”), Old Saxon hūria (“lease, rent”), Middle Dutch hūre (“lease, rent”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xyːr/, [hyːr]

Noun

hȳr f

1. hire, wages
   • late 10th century, Ælfric, Lives of Saints

     Sume menn syllaþ ēac ċyrċan tō hȳre swāswā wāclīċe mylna...

     Some men also sell churches for hire as if they were mills of little worth...

2. interest, usury

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	hȳr	hȳra, hȳre
accusative	hȳre	hȳra, hȳre
genitive	hȳre	hȳra
dative	hȳre	hȳrum

Derived terms

• hȳrling
• hȳreborg
• hȳrġeoht
• hȳriġmann
• hȳriġmann
• hȳrmann
• hȳroxa

Related terms

• hȳran, hȳrian
• hȳra

Descendants

• Middle English: hire, hyre, hure, here, huyre
  • English: hire
  • Scots: hire

Old Norse

Noun

hyr

1. accusative/dative singular of hyrr

Swedish

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -yːr

Verb

hyr

1. inflection of hyra:
   1. present indicative
   2. imperative