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scir

scir

See also: ščir

Old English

Noun

scīr f

  1. office (status of an official)
  2. district (under an official or governor)
  3. administrative region, shire (consisting of a number of hundreds or wapentakes, ruled jointly by an alderman and a sheriff)
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Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *skīraz. Cognate with Old Frisian skire, Old Saxon skīr, Dutch schier (white, grey), German schier (pure)), Old Norse skírr (Swedish skir), Gothic 𐍃𐌺𐌴𐌹𐍂𐍃 (skeirs) Related to scinan.

Adjective

scīr

  1. bright, shining
  2. clear, pure