ire

ire · noun¹

1. Old English · inherited fromīre
2. Middle English · inherited fromire
3. English todayire

From Middle English ire, yre, from Old English īre, ȳre, īr, ȳr, shortened form of īren (“iron”). More at iron.

ire · noun, verb²

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*h₁eysh₂-“to fall upon, act sharply”
2. Latin · derived fromīra“wrath, rage”
3. Old French · derived fromire“ire”
4. Middle English · inherited fromire
5. English todayire

From Middle English ire, from Old French ire (“ire”), from Latin īra (“wrath, rage”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eysh₂- (“to fall upon, act sharply”) (compare Old English ofost (“haste, zeal”), Old Norse eisa (“to race forward”), Ancient Greek ἱερός (hierós, “supernatural, holy”), οἶστρος (oîstros, “frenzy; gadfly”), Avestan 𐬀𐬈𐬯𐬨𐬀 (aesma, “anger”), Sanskrit इष् f (iṣ, “refreshment, strength”)). Compare also Middle English irre, erre (“anger, wrath”), from Old English yrre, ierre, eorre (“anger, wrath”).

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