hure

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See also: Hure, hüre, and hůře

Ainu

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hure (Kana spelling フレ, Cyrillic spelling хурэ)

  1. to be red

See also

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Colors in Ainu · iro / イロ (layout · text)
     retar / レタㇻ      ruretar / ルレタㇻ      kunne / クンネ
             hure / フレ                           sikerpepeus / シケㇾペペウㇱ
                          hukinane / フキナネ             
                          nis iro / ニㇲ イロ              siwnin / シウニン
                                       ruhure / ルフレ

Daur

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Etymology

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From Proto-Mongolic *hüre, compare Mongolian үр (ür), Dongxiang fure.

Noun

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hure

  1. seed

Dutch

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Verb

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hure

  1. (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of huren

French

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Etymology

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Uncertain; probably borrowed from Germanic.

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Noun

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hure f (plural hures)

  1. head (of an animal, especially a boar or pig)
  2. pork brawn; head cheese

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Further reading

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Anagrams

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German

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Pronunciation

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  • Audio:(file)

Verb

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hure

  1. inflection of huren:
    1. first-person singular present
    2. first/third-person singular subjunctive I
    3. singular imperative

Middle English

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Etymology 1

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From Old English huru (at least, especially).

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Adverb

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hure

  1. at intervals, frequent, at least, in any case
    hure and hure
    at intervals
    la hure
    at least
    • 1225, Dialogue on Vices and Virtue:
      And ðo þe on annesse wuniᵹen ne muᵹen, hure and hure, ðanne hie willeð here ibede to godde bidden, swa derneliche swa hie muᵹen, swa don hie.
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  2. especially, particularly; much less
    • (Can we date this quote?), Hali Meidenhad:
      Ne kepeð he wið na mon, & hure wið his famon, nan half dale.
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  3. truly, certainly, indeed
    • 1225, Trinity Homilies:
      Nis nefre no stede to strene bicumeliche bute hie ben bispused rihtliche to-gedere, ne hure riht time þenne men fasten shal oðer halgen.
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  4. even
    • 1225, Lambeth Homilies:
      Ne mihte þer nan wiðstonden, ne prophete, ne patriarche ne hure Sancte iohannes baptiste.
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Etymology 2

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Determiner

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hure

  1. (chiefly Southern and southern West Midlands) Alternative form of here (their)

Etymology 3

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Noun

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hure

  1. Alternative form of hire (wages)

Etymology 4

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Pronoun

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hure

  1. Alternative form of hire (her, object)

Etymology 5

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Determiner

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hure

  1. Alternative form of hire (her, genitive)

Pronoun

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hure

  1. Alternative form of hire (hers)

Etymology 6

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Noun

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hure

  1. Alternative form of hore (whore)

Etymology 7

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Noun

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hure

  1. Alternative form of ore (ore)

Etymology 8

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Determiner

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hure

  1. Alternative form of oure (our)

Etymology 9

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Verb

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hure

  1. Alternative form of hiren (to hire)

Etymology 10

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Verb

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hure

  1. Alternative form of horyen

Pennsylvania German

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Etymology

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Verb form of Hur.

Verb

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hure

  1. to fornicate

Shona

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Etymology

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From Afrikaans hoer.

Noun

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húre class 5 (plural mahúre class 6)

  1. prostitute, whore