fyr

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Contents 1 Danish 1.1 Etymology 1 1.1.1 Pronunciation 1.1.2 Noun 1.1.2.1 Inflection 1.2 Etymology 2 1.2.1 Pronunciation 1.2.2 Noun 1.2.2.1 Inflection 1.2.2.2 Derived terms 1.3 Etymology 3 1.3.1 Pronunciation 1.3.2 Noun 1.3.2.1 Inflection 1.4 Etymology 4 1.4.1 Pronunciation 1.4.2 Verb 2 Norwegian 2.1 Etymology 1 2.1.1 Noun 2.2 Etymology 2 2.2.1 Noun 2.2.2 Noun 2.3 Derived terms 2.4 Synonyms 3 Old English 3.1 Etymology 1 3.1.1 Pronunciation 3.1.2 Noun 3.2 Etymology 2 3.2.1 Pronunciation 3.2.2 Adverb 4 Swedish 4.1 Noun 4.1.1 Inflection 4.1.2 Related terms 4.1.3 See also

[edit] Danish

Wikipedia ^da

[edit] Etymology 1

Maybe a contraction of Middle Low German firburs (“‘unemployed craftsman’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /fyːr/, [fyɐ̯ˀ]

[edit] Noun

fyr c. (singular definite fyren, plural indefinite fyre)

1. chap, bloke, guy
2. boyfriend

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[edit] Etymology 2

From Middle Low German vūr, from Old Saxon fiur, from Proto-Germanic, from Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥- (“‘bonfire’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /fyːr/, [fyɐ̯ˀ]

[edit] Noun

fyr n. (singular definite fyret, plural indefinite fyr)

1. boiler
2. fire
3. light
4. lighthouse
5. radio beacon

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[edit] Derived terms

• fyrtårn

[edit] Etymology 3

From Old Norse fura.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /fyr/, [fyɐ̯]

[edit] Noun

fyr c. (singular definite fyrren, plural indefinite fyrre)

1. pine
2. pinewood, deal

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[edit] Etymology 4

See fyre.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /fyːr/, [fyɐ̯ˀ]

[edit] Verb

fyr

1. Imperative of fyre.

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[edit] Norwegian

[edit] Etymology 1

Probably a shortening of the Low German firburs, meaning a full-fledged craftsman who is unemployed.

[edit] Noun

fyr m. (definite singular fyren; indefinite plural fyrer; definite plural fyrene)

1. guy, bloke

   Han er en merkelig fyr = he is a weird guy

   Sjekk den fyren der = check out that guy (over there)

[edit] Etymology 2

From Old Norse fýrr, cognate with its Nordic equivalents, Old Frisian fiur, Old Saxon fiur, Dutch vuur, Old High German fiur, German Feuer and English fire. Believed to ultimately stem from Proto-Indo-European root paewr-, which also is the origin of Greek πῦρ.

[edit] Noun

fyr m. (definite singular fyren; indefinite plural fyrer; definite plural fyrene)

1. the presence of fire.

   Å sette fyr på noe = to put something on fire

   Skogen tok fyr = the forest caught fire

   Fyr! = fire! (when using firearms)

   Har du fyr? = got a light? (for cigarettes or similar)

2. furnace room, boiler room, stokehold

   Jeg har jobbet i fyren hele dagen = I've been working in the boiler the whole day

[edit] Noun

fyr n. (definite singular fyret; indefinite plural fyr; definite plural fyra/fyrene)

1. lighthouse, beacon

   Fyret har stått der siden 1800-tallet = the lighhouse has been there since the 1800's

[edit] Derived terms

• være i fyr og flamme = be all enthusiasm (literally: "be in fire and flame")
• ta fyr = catch fire

[edit] Synonyms

• (guy) gubbe, kar, mann
• (fire) ild, flamme
• (boiler) fyrrom, ildsted
• (lighthouse) fyrtårn

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[edit] Old English

[edit] Etymology 1

From Germanic *fūr-, from Indo-European *peh₂u̯r̥, *pūr. Cognate with Old Frisian fiur, Old Saxon fiur (Dutch vuur), Old High German fiur (German Feuer), Old Norse fúrr, fýrr. The IE root is also the source of Greek πῦρ.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /fy:r/

[edit] Noun

fȳr n. (plural fȳra or fȳre)

1. fire

   Ðæs fyres gecynd is hat and drie. Fire’s nature is hot and dry. (Screadunga)

[edit] Etymology 2

Comparative of feor.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /fyr/

[edit] Adverb

fyr

1. further

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[edit] Swedish

[edit] Noun

fyr

1. lighthouse
2. (archaic) guy

[edit] Inflection

Inflection for fyr	Singular		Plural
Common	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	fyr	fyren	fyrer	fyrerna
Genitive	fyrs	fyrens	fyrers	fyrernas

[edit] Related terms

• fyrtorn
• fyrvaktare

[edit] See also

• sätta fyr på
• fyra av