schiren

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English sċīran, from Proto-Germanic *skīrijaną. Doublet of skyren.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃiːrən/

Verb

schiren

  1. (rare) To say, talk, recall
  2. (rare) To request, ask a question.
  3. (rare) To unveil; to uncover.
  4. (rare) To cleanse (especially referring to sins)
Conjugation
Conjugation of schiren (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) schiren, schire
present tense past tense
1st-person singular schire schired
2nd-person singular schirest schiredest
3rd-person singular schireth schired
subjunctive singular schire
imperative singular —
plural1 schiren, schire schireden, schirede
imperative plural schireth, schire —
participles schirynge, schirende schired, yschired

1 Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants
  • English: shire (obsolete)
References

Etymology 2

Noun

schiren

  1. plural of schire (“shire, county”)
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