hire
"Her" in Old English depends on its job in the sentence: hīe as a direct object ("I saw her"), and hire for "to her" and for "her" before a noun ("her book").
Meaning: her (object and possessive pronoun) (pron)
Ways to say it
| Old English |
|---|
| hire |
| hīe |
hire is also the possessive and does not change: hire bōc, "her book", hire hūs, "her house".
Which one should you use?
hēo means "she", the subject form.
How do you pronounce it?
hire is said "HEE-reh", and hīe "HEE-eh".
Did you know?
- Modern "her" continues Old English hire. The subject form hēo did not survive and was replaced by "she" in Middle English.
Examples in context
- Hēo is mid hire.She is with her.Tatoeba #13931175 by rul, translation #12335365 by rul
- Hēo ne ondrǣt hire.She's not afraid of her.Tatoeba #13882116 by rul, translation #13306214 by rul
- Ic ġeseah hīe.I saw her.
- Þæt is hire bōc.That is her book.
- Ic sealde hire þā bōc.I gave her the book.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
