hyra

• IPA^(key): /²hyːrɑ/

From Middle Low German huren

• hyre

hyra (present tense hyrar or hyrer, past tense hyra or hyrte, past participle hyra or hyrt, present participle hyrande, imperative hyr)

1. to hire, employ (especially on a ship)

hyra f

1. singular definite of hyre

• “hyra” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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hyra c

1. a rent; what is paid in order to rent something

   Är det här en hyrescykel?

   Is this bike for rent?

   • 1972, Blå Tåget, Den ena handen vet vad den andra gör (song lyrics)

     Kapitalet höjer hyrorna och staten bostadsbidragen

     Capitalists increase the rents and the state the housing grants

2. employment (as a sailor)

As the first part of compounds, hyres- is often used. This use is equivalent to the English adverb for sale.

hyra

1. rent (to occupy premises in exchange for rent)

• förhyra
• hyrbil
• hyreshus
• inhyra