"hire man" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈhiːrman/, /ˈheːrman/, /-mɔn/, /ˈhiːrmɔn/ [West-Midlands], /ˈhyːrmɔn/ [West-Midlands] Forms: hire men [plural], her man [alternative], hirmon [alternative], hurmon [alternative]
Etymology: From Old English hȳrmann; equivalent to hire (“wages”) + man (“man”). Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|hȳrmann}} Old English hȳrmann, {{af|enm|hire|man|id1=wages|id2=man|t1=wages|t2=man}} hire (“wages”) + man (“man”) Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} hire man, {{enm-noun|hire men}} hire man (plural hire men)
  1. (rare) hired individual; hireling Tags: rare Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-hire_man-enm-noun-oepS4C0u Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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