schyre

From Old English sċīr (“bright”, adjective) and sċīre (adverb), from Proto-West Germanic *skīr, from Proto-Germanic *skīriz. Doublet of skyr.

• shir, schire, schyire, schyr, shire, shyre, schirre, scirre, scire, schiere

• IPA^(key): (adjective) /ˈʃiːr/
• IPA^(key): (adverb) /ˈʃiːr(ə)/

schyre (superlative shyrest)

2. bright, shimmering, glistening, luminous, radiant
3. clear, visible, transparent
4. pure, unadulterated, untainted
5. honest, willing, eager
6. (rare) clear-coloured, pale, light
7. (rare) untarnished; not dirty or stained.

• schyrly
• schyrnesse
• Schyre Thursday

• English: shire (obsolete, dialectal), sheer
• Scots: schyre

• “shīr(e, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 1 May 2018.

schyre (comparative schyrer)

1. brightly, shiningly, shimmeringly

• English: shire (obsolete, dialectal)

• “shīr(e, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 1 May 2018.

schyre

1. alternative form of schire (“shire, county”)