Old English · noun

gyr

Part of speech: noun, masculine
Declension: strong a-stem
IPA: /ɡyr/
Syllables: ɡyr (1 syllable)
Modern English: mud gory fen marsh

Meaning

mud
fen, marsh

Declension

Declension of gyr
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	gyr	gyras
Accusative	gyr	gyras
Genitive	gyres	gyra
Dative	gyre	gyrum

All forms (6)

gyr
gyras
gyres
gyra
gyre
gyrum

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *gurwī, from Proto-Germanic *gurwijaz (“manure, dung, mud”), related to Proto-Germanic *gurą (“manure”). Cognate with Old Frisian gere, jere, iere (“liquid manure, dirty water”). Alternatively, perhaps derived from Old English gyru.

Descendants

gory

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