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. definite singular of hyre

• “hyra” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

• IPA^(key): /ˈxyː.rɑ/, [ˈhyː.rɑ]

hȳra

1. nominative/accusative plural of hȳr

hȳra

1. alternative spelling of heora

From Middle Low German hüre, from Old Saxon huria.

• IPA^(key): /²hyːra/

• Audio (Gotland); “en hyra”:

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• Rhymes: -²yːra

hyra c

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

   Hur mycket betar du i hyra?

   How much do you pay in rent?

   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 (present hyr, preterite hyrde, supine hyrt, imperative hyr)

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

• hyra ut

• förhyra
• hyrbil
• hyreshus
• inhyra

• hyra in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• hyra in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• hyra in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)