Obs. Form of KIRE, OE. cyre, Choice.
The palatalization of c before an umlaut vowel was unknown to OE.: chire was doubtless influenced by the ch forms of the cognate vb. cheosen, and the increasing extension of ch- to the parts which had properly k. See CHOOSE.
c. 1175. Lamb. Hom., 219. God … let hi … habben aȝen chire.
