schyre

== Middle English == === Etymology 1 === From Old English sċīr (“bright”, adjective) and sċīre (adverb), from Proto-West Germanic *skīr, from Proto-Germanic *skīriz. Doublet of skyr. ==== Alternative forms ==== shir, schire, schyire, schyr, shire, shyre, schirre, scirre, scire, schiere ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): (adjective) /ˈʃiːr/ IPA(key): (adverb) /ˈʃiːr(ə)/ ==== Adjective ==== schyre (superlative shyrest) bright, shimmering, glistening, luminous, radiant clear, visible, transparent pure, unadulterated, untainted honest, willing, eager (rare) clear-coloured, pale, light (rare) untarnished; not dirty or stained. ===== Related terms ===== schyrly schyrnesse Schyre Thursday ===== Descendants ===== English: shire (obsolete, dialectal), sheer Scots: schyre ===== References ===== “shīr(e, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 1 May 2018. ==== Adverb ==== schyre (comparative schyrer) brightly, shiningly, shimmeringly ===== Descendants ===== English: shire (obsolete, dialectal) ===== References ===== “shīr(e, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 1 May 2018. === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== schyre alternative form of schire (“shire, county”)