schyre

From Old English sċīr (“shire”).

schyre

1. Alternative form of shire

From Old English sċīr (“bright”, adjective) and sċīre (adverb), from Proto-Germanic *skīriz. Doublet of skyr.

• shir, schire, schyire, schyr, shire, shyre, schirre, scirre, scire, schiere

• (adjective) IPA^(key): /ˈʃiːr/
• (adverb) IPA^(key): /ˈʃiːr(ə)/

schyre (superlative shyrest)

1. bright, shimmering, glistening, luminous, radiant
2. clear, visible, transparent
3. pure, unadulterated, untainted
4. honest, willing, eager
5. (rare) clear-coloured, pale, light
6. (rare) untarnished; not dirty or stained.

• schyrly
• schyrnesse
• Schyre Thursday

• English: shire (obsolete, dialectal), sheer
• Scots: schyre

• “shīr(e (adj.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-01.

schyre (comparative schyrer)

1. brightly, shiningly, shimmeringly

• English: shire (obsolete, dialectal)

• “shīr(e (adv.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-01.