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tireEnglish (en) · Etymology 1Source text
Etymology tree Proto-West Germanic *teuʀōn Old English tēorian Middle English tiren English tire From Middle English tiren, tirien, teorien, from Old English tȳrian, tēorian (“to fail, cease, become weary, be tired, exhausted; tire, weary, exhaust”), of uncertain origin. Possibly from Proto-West Germanic *teuʀōn (“to cease”), which is possibly from Proto-Indo-European *dews- (“to fail, be behind, lag”). Compare Ancient Greek δεύομαι (deúomai, “to lack”), Sanskrit दोष (dóṣa, “crime, fault, vice, deficiency”).
Original Wiktionary entry and references ↗tireEnglish (en) · Etymology 2Source text
Probably from Middle English tir(e) (“equipment, furnshings, ornament”). See the details at tyre.
Original Wiktionary entry and references ↗tireEnglish (en) · Etymology 2Source text
Probably from Middle English tir(e) (“equipment, furnshings, ornament”). See the details at tyre.
Original Wiktionary entry and references ↗tireEnglish (en) · Etymology 3Source text
From Middle English tire, from Old French tirer (“to draw or pull”), akin to English tear (“to rend”).
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Chambers (1908)
1908- TireEnglish · e-38700-5127
Tire, tīr, n. attire, apparel: furniture: a head-dress.—v.t. to dress, as the head.—ns. Tire′-val′iant (Shak.), a kind of fanciful head-dress; Tire′-wom′an, a lady's-maid; Tir′ing-house, -room, the place where actors dre
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Tire, tīr, n. the hoop of iron that ties or binds the fellies of wheels.—ns. Tire′-meas′urer, -press, -roll′er, -set′ter, -shrink′er, -smith. [From tie.]
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Tire, tīr, n. (Spens., Milt.) rank or row, esp. of guns, train. [Same as tier.]
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Tire, tīr, v.i. (Shak.) to rend as a bird of prey: to feed: to dwell upon, gloat over:—pr.p. tīr′ing; pa.p. tīred. [O. Fr. tirer, to draw—Low L. tirāre, to draw; prob. Teut., Goth. tairan, to tear.]
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Tire, tīr, v.t. to harass, to vex: to exhaust the strength of: to weary.—v.i. to become weary: to be fatigued: to have the patience exhausted.—adj. Tired, wearied: fatigued.—n. Tired′ness.—adj. Tire′less, untiring.—adv.
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