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Etymology
From Old Irish óre, hóre, from Latin hōra (“hour”), ultimately borrowed from Ancient Greek ὥρα (hṓra, “time, season, year”), from Proto-Indo-European *yeh₁- (“year, season”). Cognate with Irish óir and Scottish Gaelic oir.
Pronunciation
Noun
oyr m (genitive singular oyr, plural oyryn)
- reason, cause
- incentive, motive
- matter
- occasion
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Old Galician-Portuguese
Pronunciation
Verb
oyr
- Alternative form of ouir
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- Como ſa M fez oyr e falar o que era ſordo e mudo en Toledo.
- How Holy Mary made the deaf-mute hear and speak in Toledo.
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