"shire" meaning in Middle English

See shire in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From Old English sċīr (“bright”). Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|sċīr||bright}} Old English sċīr (“bright”) Head templates: {{head|enm|adjective}} shire
  1. Alternative form of schyre (“bright”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: schyre (extra: bright)
    Sense id: en-shire-enm-adj-7SyUB-Zd
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /ˈʃiːr(ə)/ Forms: shires [plural]
Etymology: From Old English sċīr (“shire”), from Proto-West Germanic *skīru. The final vowel is generalised from the Old English inflected forms. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|sċīr||shire}} Old English sċīr (“shire”), {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*skīru}} Proto-West Germanic *skīru Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} shire, {{enm-noun}} shire (plural shires)
  1. shire, district, county Synonyms: shiere, chire, ssire, schire, schyre Related terms: shirreve
    Sense id: en-shire-enm-noun-enm:shire
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Etymology: From Old English sċīran, from Proto-Germanic *skīrijaną. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|sċīran}} Old English sċīran, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*skīrijaną}} Proto-Germanic *skīrijaną Head templates: {{head|enm|verb}} shire
  1. Alternative form of schiren Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: schiren
    Sense id: en-shire-enm-verb-H-igr00E
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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