"wir" meaning in Old English

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Noun

IPA: /wiːr/ Forms: wīr [canonical, masculine], wīras [nominative, plural]
Etymology: From Proto-Germanic *wīraz. Cognate with Middle Low German wīre, and related to late Old Norse víravirki (“filigree work”), Old High German wiara. Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*wīraz}} Proto-Germanic *wīraz, {{cog|gml|wīre}} Middle Low German wīre, {{cog|non|víravirki||filigree work}} Old Norse víravirki (“filigree work”), {{cog|goh|wiara}} Old High German wiara Head templates: {{head|ang|nouns|nominative plural|wīras|||g=m|g2=|g3=|head=wīr|sort=}} wīr m (nominative plural wīras), {{ang-noun|m|wīras|head=wīr}} wīr m (nominative plural wīras)
  1. wire
    Sense id: en-wir-ang-noun-myq~wpzE
  2. (botany) myrtle Categories (lifeform): Plants
    Sense id: en-wir-ang-noun-JMh1DyQq Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 7 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 4 96 Disambiguation of Pages with 7 entries: 2 18 10 7 7 16 7 10 12 8 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 21 9 6 6 18 6 9 16 6 3 Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
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          },
          "expansion": "Middle English: wir, wyr",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Middle English: wir, wyr"
    },
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        }
      ],
      "text": "Scots: wire, weyr"
    },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
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      },
      "expansion": "Middle Low German wīre",
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      ]
    },
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          "_dis": "4 96",
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      ],
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        "myrtle"
      ],
      "id": "en-wir-ang-noun-JMh1DyQq",
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          "botany",
          "botany"
        ],
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          "myrtle",
          "myrtle"
        ]
      ],
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        "(botany) myrtle"
      ],
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        "biology",
        "botany",
        "natural-sciences"
      ]
    }
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/wiːr/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "wir"
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    "Old English terms with IPA pronunciation",
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    },
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      "text": "Scots: wire, weyr"
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          },
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    },
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      },
      "expansion": "Middle Low German wīre",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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        "1": "non",
        "2": "víravirki",
        "3": "",
        "4": "filigree work"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse víravirki (“filigree work”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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        "1": "goh",
        "2": "wiara"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
    }
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        "plural"
      ]
    }
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  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "noun",
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      "glosses": [
        "wire"
      ],
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        [
          "wire",
          "wire"
        ]
      ]
    },
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        "ang:Plants"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "myrtle"
      ],
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          "botany",
          "botany"
        ],
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          "myrtle",
          "myrtle"
        ]
      ],
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        "(botany) myrtle"
      ],
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        "biology",
        "botany",
        "natural-sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/wiːr/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "wir"
}

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