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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Hir, Hyr, poss. pron. Also: hyre, hyrre, her. [ME. hir, hyr, etc., OE. hire, possessive genitive of héo (see Hirpron.) passing into adjective.] Belonging or pertaining to her (or it).(1) (a) 1375 Barb. i. 528.
Bot tresoun tuk thaim throw hyr slycht Ib. iii. 358.
The queyn furth on hyr wayis rade a1400 Leg. S. vi. 521.
The quen … cristyne … ves mad Threu hyre cister Ib. xii. 225.
He … askyt at hyr hyr consele 1400 Douglas Corr. 60.
Dame Marjory Comyne, hyrre full sister 1511 Antiq. Aberd. & B. III. 107.
Hyr hous man be byggit 1562 Rec. Earld. Orkney 114.
Quhilk land was gyffine to hyre … in arff eftyre hyre wmquhile fathyre(b) a1400 Leg. S. Prol. 39.
Of Mary & hir sone Jhesu Ib. 85.
That scho in-til hire hart had hyd 1453 Melville Chart. 38.
In hire pure viduite a1500 Henr. Orph 113 (A).
Quhen scho wanyst was … Hir madin wepit c1515 Asl. MS. I. 147/2071.
A woman aw to follow hir husband 1549 Treas. Acc. IX. 289.
To Lady Barbara at hir departing … to put in hir purs a1578 Pitsc. I. 16/33.
Scho promeist to imploy hir haill cuire and laboris 1618 Edinb. Test. L. 116 b.
Hir god dochter 1644 Misc. Spald. C. III. 196.
Thei did tak hir hors from hir(2) 1489 Treas. Acc. I. 124.
To bryng the bott fra the Blaknes and [for] makyng of hir slyp, iiij li a1500 Adv. MS. 25.4.15 fol. 160.
The maister may nocht sell hir takill of his schip 1597 Edinb. Test. XXX. 12 b.
Ane gangand lynning lwme with hir pertinentis

b. Cf. Hir pron. 1 d. 1678 Cleland 13.
Foresooth her nain sell lives by thift