"schiren" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

Head templates: {{head|enm|noun form}} schiren
  1. plural of schire (“shire, county”) Tags: form-of, plural Form of: schire (extra: shire, county)
    Sense id: en-schiren-enm-noun-EbQXkyoU Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 21 21 22 17 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 20 21 18 19
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /ˈʃiːrən/
Etymology: From Old English sċīran, from Proto-Germanic *skīrijaną. Doublet of skyren. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|sċīran}} Old English sċīran, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*skīrijaną}} Proto-Germanic *skīrijaną, {{doublet|enm|skyren}} Doublet of skyren Head templates: {{head|enm|verb}} schiren Inflection templates: {{enm-conj-wk|schir}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], schiren [infinitive], to schiren [infinitive], schire [infinitive], schire [first-person, present, singular], schired [first-person, past, singular], schirest [present, second-person, singular], schiredest [past, second-person, singular], schireth [present, singular, third-person], schired [past, singular, third-person], schire [present, singular, subjunctive], schired [past, singular, subjunctive], schire [imperative, present, singular], - [imperative, past, singular], schiren [plural, present], schire [plural, present], schireden [past, plural], schirede [past, plural], schireth [imperative, plural, present], schire [imperative, plural, present], - [imperative, past, plural], schirynge [participle, present], schirende [participle, present], schired [participle, past], yschired [participle, past], sciren [alternative], shire [alternative]
  1. (rare) To say, talk, recall Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-schiren-enm-verb-YcpEgdFv Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 21 21 22 17 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 20 21 18 19
  2. (rare) To request, ask a question. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-schiren-enm-verb-HG4PvtL8 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Communication, Religion Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 25 15 34 12 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 21 21 22 17 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 20 21 18 19 Disambiguation of Communication: 25 15 36 0 24 Disambiguation of Religion: 0 0 90 0 10
  3. (rare) To unveil; to uncover. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-schiren-enm-verb-3s9GJRqu Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 21 21 22 17 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 20 21 18 19
  4. (rare) To cleanse (especially referring to sins) Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-schiren-enm-verb-c96KLib9 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 21 21 22 17 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 20 21 18 19
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Alternative forms

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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "plural of schire (“shire, county”)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "schire",
          "schire#Middle_English:_shire"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "form-of",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "schiren"
}

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