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SKIRE THURSDAY Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
bright, pure (from Old Norse skīrr) + thuresday Thursday; probably from the practice of confessing one's sins on Maundy Thursday. www.merriam-webster.com
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Skire Thursday, n. meanings, etymology and more
There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun Skire Thursday. See 'Meaning & use' for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. www.oed.com
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DOST :: skire thursday - Dictionaries of the Scots Language
skírr, also skǽrr bright, clear, pure, and Þórsdagr Thursday. Also in the later Sc. and north. Eng. dialects.] The day before Good Friday; Maundy Thursday. Also ... dsl.ac.uk
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Skire Thursday
Skire Thursday Sc. and north. dial. ? Obs. Forms: α. 5 Skire, 5–6 Skyre, 6 Skir, 7 Sky(i)r, Skier, Sky. β. 5 Skyrys, 6 Skyris, Skiris, 9 Skiers, Scarce; 7 Skis, Skies. See also Thursday. [ad. ON. Sk{iacu}ri-Þórsdagr (Norw. Skirtorsdag), f. sk{iacu}r skire a. Cf. also skere a. 4.] The day next before... Oxford English Dictionary
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Skire Thursday - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Proper noun. edit. Skire Thursday. (Scotland, obsolete) Synonym of Maundy Thursday. Categories: English lemmas · English proper nouns · English uncountable ... en.wiktionary.org
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SND :: skire - Dictionaries of the Scots Language
For Skire-Thursday, cf. O.N. Skíriþorsdagr, Norw. Skirtorsdag, skjær-, Maundy Thursday, on which ritual bathing, symbolic of purification from sin, took place. dsl.ac.uk
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Skis Thursday
Skis Thursday obs. var. of Skire Thursday. Oxford English Dictionary
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skire thursday
skire thursday. skire thursday: noun. Usage: usually capitalized S&T. Etymology: Middle English skire ... skire thursday chiefly Scotland : to shine in a gaudy ... useful_english.en-academic.com
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All Rhymes for skire thursday - Merriam-Webster
Words and phrases that rhyme with skire thursday: ay, bay, bey, brae, cay, chez, dey, dray, fay, fey. www.merriam-webster.com
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skire, v. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English Dictionary
There is one meaning in OED's entry for the verb skire. See 'Meaning & use' for definition, usage, and quotation evidence. This word is now obsolete. www.oed.com
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Maundy Thursday - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Synonyms: Holy Thursday, Covenant Thursday, Great and Holy Thursday, Green Thursday ... Thursday of Mysteries, White Thursday, Skire Thursday (Scotland, obsolete) ... en.wiktionary.org
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54 words for 'thursday' - Reverse Dictionary
Sheer Thursday Remission Thursday Skire Thursday midweek Thanksgiving Day Maundy money twopence chrism Fifth day Thanksgiving [or] thanksgiving Great Thursday ... reversedictionary.org
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Sheer Thursday
Sheer Thursday Obs. exc. Hist. Forms: α. 3–6 schere, 3–6, 8–9 shere, 4 scer-, scere, 5 scher, chere, 5–6 sher, 5, 7 shear, 6 chare, 7 sheere, 5, 9– sheer. β. 4 shir, 4–5 schire, 5 schyre, schyr-, schir-, 6 shyre, shire, shier; 6 Sc. chyris. γ. 5 schordordai, s(c)hor-, 5–6 shore, 6 shorpthursday. Oft... Oxford English Dictionary
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skere
▪ I. † skere, a. and adv. Obs. Forms: 3–4 sker (4 scker), 3–5 skere, 4 skeer, 5 Sc. skeyr. [a. ON. skǽrr (Norw. skjær, Da. skær, Sw. skär) bright, clean, pure: cf. ME. scēre, schēre sheer a.] A. adj. 1. Pure, purified; cleansed or free from sin or guilt.a 1225 Ancr. R. 350 Whoa is þeonne skerre, & m... Oxford English Dictionary
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