hired

See also: híred

English

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈhaɪəd/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈhaɪɚd/
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Verb

hired

  1. simple past tense and past participle of hire

Anagrams

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hīwarēdaz (“family, household, relationship”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱeyw-, *ḱeym- (“relative, tribesman”). Cognate with Old High German hīrāt (“marriage”) (German Heirat), Old English hīwen (“household”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈhiː.reːd/

Noun

hīrēd m

  1. family, household
  2. retinue
  3. company, brotherhood

Declension
Declension of hired (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative hīred hīredas
accusative hīred hīredas
genitive hīredes hīreda
dative hīrede hīredum

Descendants
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