Hire, vb. (dissyll. in Err. IV, 1, 95. H6B I, 2, 98. H8 II, 3, 36. Tim. IV, 3, 291. Ant. V, 1, 21). 1) to engage in temporary service for wages: “--d to it by your brother,” Ado V, 1, 309. “riders dearly --d,” As I, 1, 14. H6B I, 2, 98. R3 I, 4, 234. H8 II, 3, 36. Rom. IV, 2, 2. Mcb. V, 7, 18. Lr. I, 4, 105. Ant. V, 1, 21. V, 2, 155. Cymb. I, 6, 122.
2) to procure for temporary use at a certain price: “to h. waftage,” Err. IV, 1, 95. “horse to h.” Ado I, 1, 268. Rom. V, 1, 26. “does no --d harm,” Tim. IV, 3, 291.
Shakespeare Lexicon. Alexander Schmidt. Berlin. Georg Reimer. 1902.
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