Old English · noun

tir

Normalised tīr

Part of speech: noun, masculine
Declension: strong a-stem
IPA: /tiːr/
Syllables: tiːr (1 syllable)
Modern English: fame honour glory

Meaning

fame; glory; honour

Declension

Declension of tir
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	tīr	tīras
Accusative	tīr	tīras
Genitive	tīres	tīra
Dative	tīre	tīrum

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *tīraz, from Proto-Indo-European *dey-. Cognate with Old Norse tírr (“glory, honour”) and Old Saxon tīr (“glory, renown”). Compare Proto-Germanic *tiari- (“neat, splendid”), whence Old High German ziari (“neat, beautiful, splendid”), Old High German zierī (German Zier (“splendour, beauty”)), German zieren (“to decorate”).

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