Morpheme
Shire
Type
free base
Denotation
region, county, district, administrative area
Etymology
Middle English schire; Old English sċīr
Evidence
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Derbyshire, Devonshire, Flintshire, Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Hertfordshire, Kirkcudbrightshire, Lincolnshire, Loamshire, Londonshire, Nairnshire, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Peeblesshire, Richmondshire, shire, shired, shireman, shiremote, shires, shiring, Staffordshire, unshired, Worcestershire
