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Tyrit, Tirit, ppl. adj. Also: tyryt, -et, tyred, -yd, tyrd, tyrrit. [e.m.E. tyred (1523), tired (Shakespeare); Tyr(e v.¹ See also Fortyrit p.p.]

1. a. Exhausted by physical exertion, hunger, etc., fatigued; sleepy.predic. ?1438 Alex. ii 603.
Now, for I am tyred in trauell, Thow hes forbiddin me the battell ?1438 Alex. ii 9410.
Thay saw thame tyred and wery And for fechting all bludy c1420 Wynt. viii 2549.
Sum for hungyr in lang fastyng Wery ware, and tyryd thare a1578 Pitsc. I 274/16.
Thay war vondrous tyrd and foirgeine and trachled gretlie in travell a1578 Pitsc. II 20/25.
Thay thocht … to defar him quhill his armie war tyred and inlaiked of expensis(b) a1500 Henr. Fab. 560.
Hungrie thow art, and for grit trauell tyrit, Richt faint off force and may not ferther fle c1475 Wall. iv 28.
The hors was tyryt, and mycht no forthyr pas a1500 Seven S. 1996.
He said gar grath my bed to ly To rest for trewly tyrit am I 1492 Myll Spect. 287/2.
Hyre body was irkit and tyrit that scho mycht no mair 1535 Stewart 56560.
Rurall men … rynnand … In mure and mos so tavert war and tyrit, That force it wes … In sic distres cum in thair fais hand a1540 Freiris Berw. 48 (B).
We ar tyrit, and verry evill disposit To luge owt of the toun 1560 Rolland Seven S. 4246.
Ȝe war werie forgane, Cauld, waik & tyrit 1560 Rolland Seven S. 7051.
The king thocht he wald haue had sum rest For he was tyrit, and werie c1563 Reg. Panmure I xxxiv.
Beine tyrit, and heawie withe vydin the vater 1566 Q. Mary in Inv. Q. Mary xxxii n.
We ar so tyrit and ewill at ease, quhat throw rydding of twenty millis in fiue houris of the nycht(c) 1494 Loutfut MS 22a.
And gif that be tirit … ane othir cumis onder that beris him on him quhill he be restit a1508 Kennedy Pass. Christ 386.
Thai gart him ryn, thocht he wes neuer so tirit a1538 Abell 42a.
The Scottis … wes behind thare bak with ane new host … and sa tirit wer thai [etc.] 1549 Compl. 34/20.
Oft tymys ve seik remeide to keip vs fra … accidentis that hurtis oure body as … quhen ve ar tirit to gang on oure feit, ve ar solist to seik horse to rydeattrib. 1505 Treas. Acc. III 152.
To Riche Bailȝe to pas to Strivelin with thre tyrit hors fra Air c1500-c1512 Dunb. Tua Mar. W. 176.
His lume is waxit larbar and lyis in to swonne Wes never sugeorne wer set na one that snaill tyrit 15.. Clar. iii 759.
Hir tyrrit lymis no farther micht hir beir 1560 Rolland Seven S. 6670.
For ane quhile to rest his tyrit hors a1585 Maitl. Q. 201/31.
Nor murning Phaeton Quhose tyrit visage sumtyme wes preclair

b. Exhausted, worn out by work, etc. over a period of years. 1596 Dalr. I 249/11.
Quhen ten ȝeiris war cum and gane, he, tyret throuch seruice in the commoune welth, departes this lyfe 1596 Dalr. II 106/12.
That notable and noble man now tyret of thir warldlie effayres [etc.]

2. Wearied; bored, having lost interest, attention or patience; jaded.predic. c1500-c1512 Dunb. (OUP) 208/17.
Sum is for gift sa lang requyrd Quhill that the crevar be so tyrd That or the gift deliverit be The thank is frustrat and expyrd a1540 Freiris Berw. 227 (B).
Quhen he for knoking tyrit wes … Abowt he went vnto the vdir syd 1570 Leslie 43.
Being wery and tyrit of the seige 1574–5 St. A. Kirk S. 405.
[Elspet ansuered,] Fathir, quhat alis yow at me? Ye ar tyrit of me! a1578 Pitsc. I 120/18.
James Hamiltoun … requyreit of him [sc. the Earl of Douglas] … gif he wald gif the king battell or nocht … the said erle ansuerit … gif he was tyred he micht depairt when he pleissit … the said James … that samyn nicht passit to the king 1596 Dalr. I 212/13.
The Britonis … tyred … to be trubitaries to the … kingis Scottis and Peychtes [etc.] 1596 Dalr. II 274/25.
The quene [etc.] … suld help quhat sche culd … quhil thay war tyret, and he als, of that businesattrib. a1585 Polwart Flyt. 777 (H).
Tyrd [T. Coyd] clatterer, skine batterer, and flatterer of freinds