scir

See also: šćir, ščir, and ščír

Old English

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʃiːr/

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *skīru.

Alternative forms

Noun

sċīr f

  1. office (status of an official)
  2. district (under an official or governor)
  3. administrative region, shire (consisting of a number of hundreds or wapentakes, ruled jointly by an alderman and a sheriff)
Declension

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Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *skīraz, from Proto-Germanic *skīriz (“pure, bright”).

Cognate with Old Frisian skire, Old Saxon skīr, Dutch schier (“white, grey”), German schier (“pure”)), Old Norse skírr (Swedish skir), Gothic 𐍃𐌺𐌴𐌹𐍂𐍃 (skeirs) Related to scinan.

Adjective

sċīr

  1. bright, shining
  2. clear, pure
Declension

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