attire

English

/əˈtaɪə(ɹ)/

noun

Definitions

(clothing) One's dress; what one wears; one's clothes.
(heraldiccharge) The single horn of a deer or stag.

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French atirier (equip) derived from German Zier (ornament, adornment, decoration) derived from Old Norse tírr (glory, renown).

Origin

Old Norse

tírr

Gloss

glory, renown

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

attirement English
attirer English
attirest English
attireth English
disattire English
unattire English
Zier German
zierlich German
*tīraz Proto-Germanic
cera Polish
orðstírr Old Norse
tírr Old Norse
atirier Old French
ziere Middle High German