hiren
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Etymology 1
From hire, with influence from min and þin.
Alternative forms
Pronoun
hiren (nominative sche)
- Third-person singular feminine possessive pronoun: hers.
Synonyms
Descendants
See also
Middle English personal pronouns
1Used preconsonantally or before h.
2Early or dialectal.
3Dual pronouns are only sporadically found in Early Middle English; after that, they are replaced by plural forms. There are no third-person dual forms in Middle English.
4Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
References
- “hiren, pron.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 13 June 2018.
Etymology 2
From Old English hȳrian, from Proto-West Germanic *hūʀijan; equivalent to hire (“wages”) + -en (infinitival suffix).
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Verb
hiren (third-person singular simple present hireth, present participle hirende, hirynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle hired)
Conjugation
| infinitive | (to) hiren, hire | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| present tense | past tense | ||
| 1st-person singular | hire | hired | |
| 2nd-person singular | hirest | hiredest | |
| 3rd-person singular | hireth | hired | |
| subjunctive singular | hire | ||
| imperative singular | — | ||
| plural1 | hiren, hire | hireden, hirede | |
| imperative plural | hireth, hire | — | |
| participles | hirynge, hirende | hired, yhired | |
Conjugation of hiren (weak in -ed)
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Related terms
Descendants
References
- “hīren, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 3
Pronoun
hiren
- Alternative form of heren (“theirs”)
Pronunciation
Adjective
hiren (neuter hire or hirent, definite singular and plural hirne, comparative hirnare, indefinite superlative hirnast, definite superlative hirnaste)
Further reading
- “hiren” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
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