ure
English
Etymology
From Anglo-Norman *eure, Old French uevre ( > modern œuvre), from Latin opera (“work, labor”). Doublet of opera
Noun
ure (uncountable)
- (obsolete, only in collocations in ure, out of ure) use, practise, exercise.
- 1567, Arthur Golding (translator), The XV Bookes of P. Ouidius Naso, entytuled Metamorphosis, Book 2,
- I cannot vtter any more, for words waxe out of vre
- c. 1611, George Chapman (translator), The Iliads of Homer, London: Nathaniell Butter, Book 17, p. 248,
- But come, let vs be sure of this, to put the best in vre
- That lies in vs;
- 1567, Arthur Golding (translator), The XV Bookes of P. Ouidius Naso, entytuled Metamorphosis, Book 2,
Verb
ure (third-person singular simple present ures, present participle uring, simple past and past participle ured)
- (obsolete, transitive, intransitive) To use; to exercise; to inure; to accustom by practice.
- 1551, Ralph Robinson (translator), Utopia (1516) by Thomas More, edited by William Dallam Armes, New York: Macmillan, 1912, Book 1, p. 37,
- […] the French soldiers […] from their youth have been practised and ured in feats of arms […]
- 1551, Ralph Robinson (translator), Utopia (1516) by Thomas More, edited by William Dallam Armes, New York: Macmillan, 1912, Book 1, p. 37,
Danish
Eastern Arrernte
Japanese
Latin
Middle English
References
- “our(e (pron.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 11 May 2018.
Old English
Alternative forms
- ūser (Northumbrian or poetic)
Etymology
From earlier *ūser, from Anglo-Frisian *ūsær, from North Sea Germanic *ūsar, from West Germanic *unsar, from Proto-Germanic *unseraz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈuːre/
Declension
Declension of ure — Strong only
Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
---|---|---|---|
Nominative | ūre | ūre | ūre |
Accusative | ūrne | ūre | ūre |
Genitive | ūres | ūrre | ūres |
Dative | ūrum | ūrre | ūrum |
Instrumental | ūre | ūrre | ūre |
Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
Nominative | ūre | ūra, -e | ūre |
Accusative | ūre | ūra, -e | ūre |
Genitive | ūrra | ūrra | ūrra |
Dative | ūrum | ūrum | ūrum |
Instrumental | ūrum | ūrum | ūrum |
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