hýrian

hýrian
wv/t2 to hire

Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат

Look at other dictionaries:

  • hyrian — wv/t2 to imitate …   Old to modern English dictionary

  • Old English phonology — This article is part of a series on: Old English Dialects …   Wikipedia

  • Hirt, der — Der Hirt, des en, plur. die en, Fämin. die Hirtinn, plur. die en. 1. Eigentlich und zugleich im weitesten Verstande, eine Person, deren Aufsicht und Bewahrung eine Sache anvertrauet ist. Diese Bedeutung ist zwar, im Ganzen genommen, im Deutschen… …   Grammatisch-kritisches Wörterbuch der Hochdeutschen Mundart

  • hire — hiree, n. hirer, n. /huyeur/, v., hired, hiring, n., adj. v.t. 1. to engage the services of (a person or persons) for wages or other payment: to hire a clerk. 2. to engage the temporary use of at a set price; rent: to hire a limousine. 3. hire on …   Universalium

  • Middle English phonology — The phonology of Middle English is necessarily somewhat speculative, since it is preserved purely as a written language. Nevertheless, there is a very large corpus of Middle English. The dialects of Middle English vary greatly over both time and… …   Wikipedia

  • BAUX — Le verbe français «bailler» vient du latin bajulare , porter; en bas latin, il signifie «avoir la charge, la disposition d’une chose», puis, en vieux français, «donner quelque chose»: «comme vous baillez des soufflets», dit un personnage de… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • hýran — 1. see híeran; 2. see hýrian …   Old to modern English dictionary

  • hire — {{11}}hire (n.) payment for work, use, or services; wages, from O.E. hyr wages; interest, usury, from P.Gmc. *hurja (see HIRE (Cf. hire) (v.)). {{12}}hire (v.) O.E. hyrian pay for service, employ for wages, engage, from P.Gmc. *hurjan (Cf. Dan.… …   Etymology dictionary

  • hire — [[t]haɪər[/t]] v. hired, hir•ing, n. 1) to engage the services of for wages or other payment 2) to engage the temporary use of at a set price; rent: to hire a limousine[/ex] 3) phv hire out, to offer or exchange one s services for payment: He… …   From formal English to slang

  • hire — v. & n. v.tr. 1 (often foll. by from) procure the temporary use of (a thing) for an agreed payment (hired a van from them). 2 esp. US employ (a person) for wages or a fee. 3 US borrow (money). n. 1 hiring or being hired. 2 payment for this.… …   Useful english dictionary

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”