"hire man" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈhiːrman/, /ˈheːrman/, /-mɔn/, /ˈhyːrmɔn/ [dialectal] Forms: hire men [plural]
Etymology: From Old English hȳrmann; equivalent to hire (“wages”) + mon. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|hȳrmann}} Old English hȳrmann, {{af|enm|hire|mon|id1=wages|t1=wages}} hire (“wages”) + mon 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 Synonyms: her man, hirmon, hurmon

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