cyre

See also: Cyre

Middle French

Noun

cyre f (plural cyres)

wax
- 1532, François Rabelais, Pantagruel:
  chauffer la cyre
  heat the wax

Descendants

French: cire

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *kuʀi.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈky.re/

Noun

cyre m

choice; free will; election

Declension

Declension of cyre (strong i-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	cyre	cyras
accusative	cyre	cyras
genitive	cyres	cyra
dative	cyre	cyrum

Descendants

Middle English: kire, cyre, cure

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