kire

Etymology
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Noun

 * 1) choice, preference
 * Þe wælwillendæ Scyppend let hyre habban hire a3ene cyres 3eweald. &mdash; Homilies in MS Bodley
 * 1) chosen, the elite
 * Ghe knew wel ðe faderes kire. &mdash; Genesis and Exodus
 * 1) custom; customary
 * Bigamie is unkinde ðing, On engleis tale, twie-wifing; for ai was rigt and kire bi-forn, On man, on wif, til he was boren. &mdash; Genesis and Exodus
 * 1) free will
 * God heo geworhte wlitigum englen gecynde & let hi habben agenne cyre. &mdash; Early English Homilies
 * 1) decision, selection
 * Þa heo hæfden..icoren Conan, þa lep mi fader up..& wið-seide þene cure. &mdash; Layamon's Brut