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

Declension
declension of hyr
m-s2 singular
indefinite definite
nominative hyr hyrinn
accusative hyr hyrinn
dative hyr hyrnum
genitive hyrs / hyrjar hyrsins / hyrjarins

Synonyms

Middle English

Determiner

hyr

  1. Alternative form of hire (“her”)

Pronoun

hyr

  1. Alternative form of hire (“hers”)

Pronoun

hyr

  1. Alternative form of hire (“her”)

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
  2. interest, usury

Declension
Declension of hyr (strong ō-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative hȳr hȳra, hȳre
accusative hȳre hȳra, hȳre
genitive hȳre hȳra
dative hȳre hȳrum

Derived terms

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

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
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