skyren

Middle English

Alternative forms

• skir

Etymology

From Old Norse skíra, from Proto-Germanic *skīrijaną. Doublet of schiren.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈskiːrən/

Verb

skyren

1. (rare) To prove to be innocent.
2. (rare) To undergo spiritual purification.

Conjugation

Conjugation of skyren (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) skyren, skyre
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	skyre	skyred
2nd-person singular	skyrest	skyredest
3rd-person singular	skyreth	skyred
subjunctive singular	skyre
imperative singular		—
plural1	skyren, skyre	skyreden, skyrede
imperative plural	skyreth, skyre	—
participles	skyrynge, skyrende	skyred, yskyred

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

Descendants

• English: skire (obsolete)

References

• “skīren, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 1 May 2018.