fyr

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Danish[edit]

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Etymology 1[edit]

Possibly a contraction of Middle Low German fīrburs (“unemployed craftsman”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /fyːˀr/, [ˈfyɐ̯ˀ]

Noun[edit]

fyr c (singular definite fyren, plural indefinite fyre)

  1. (informal) guy (a younger male person)
  2. (colloquial) boyfriend (a male lover)
Declension[edit]
Declension of fyr
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative fyr fyren fyre fyrene
genitive fyrs fyrens fyres fyrenes

Etymology 2[edit]

From Middle Low German vǖr, from Proto-Germanic *fōr, cognate with English fire, German Feuer, Dutch vuur. The word goes back to Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥ (“bonfire”), which is also the source of Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr, “fire”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /fyːˀr/, [ˈfyɐ̯ˀ]

Noun[edit]

fyr n (singular definite fyret, plural indefinite fyr)

  1. lighthouse, radio beacon (a tower that guides ships)
  2. boiler (a device to produce heat from gas or oil)
  3. (uncountable, in the indefinite) fire, light (in something)
Declension[edit]
Declension of fyr
neuter
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative fyr fyret fyr fyrene
genitive fyrs fyrets fyrs fyrenes
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 3[edit]

From Old Norse fura.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

fyr c (singular definite fyrren, plural indefinite fyrre)

  1. pine (a tree of the genus Pinus)
  2. pinewood, deal (wood from a pine)
Declension[edit]
Declension of fyr
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative fyr fyrren fyrre fyrrene
genitive fyrs fyrrens fyrres fyrrenes

Etymology 4[edit]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /fyːˀr/, [ˈfyɐ̯ˀ]

Verb[edit]

fyr

  1. imperative of fyre

Middle English[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Old English fȳr, from Proto-West Germanic *fuir, from Proto-Germanic *fōr.

Alternative forms[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

fyr (uncountable)

  1. fire
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
  • English: fire
  • Scots: fyre, feier
  • Yola: vire, vier
References[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Noun[edit]

fyr

  1. Alternative form of firre

Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

fyr m (definite singular fyren, indefinite plural fyrer, definite plural fyrene)

  1. guy, bloke
    Synonyms: gubbe, kar, mann
    Han er en merkelig fyr ― he is a weird guy
    Sjekk den fyren der ― check out that guy (over there)

Etymology 2[edit]

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-Germanic *fōr, and Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥, which also is the origin of Greek πυρ (pyr).

Noun[edit]

fyr m (definite singular fyren, indefinite plural fyrer, definite plural fyrene)

  1. the presence of fire
    Synonyms: ild, flamme
    Å sette fyr på noe ― to set 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
    Synonyms: fyrrom, ildsted
    Jeg har jobbet i fyren hele dagen ― I've been working in the boiler the whole day
Related terms[edit]

Etymology 3[edit]

As for Etymology 2.

Noun[edit]

fyr n (definite singular fyret, indefinite plural fyr, definite plural fyra or fyrene)

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  1. lighthouse, beacon
    Synonym: fyrtårn
    Fyret har stått der siden 1800-tallet. ― The lighthouse has been there since the 1800s.
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 4[edit]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb[edit]

fyr

  1. imperative of fyre

References[edit]

Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Probably a shortening of the Low German firburs, meaning an unemployed craftsman.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

fyr m (definite singular fyren, indefinite plural fyrar, definite plural fyrane)

  1. guy, bloke
    • 1863, Ivar Aasen, Høgferd:
      Det er den største Gleda, ein liten Fyr kann faa, at han slepp upp i Høgdi, so Folk maa honom sjaa […]
      It is the greatest joy a little guy can have, to make it into the heights, so that people can see him […]

Etymology 2[edit]

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-Germanic *fōr, and Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥, which also is the origin of Greek πυρ (pyr).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

fyr m (definite singular fyren, indefinite plural fyrar, definite plural fyrane)

  1. fire
  2. light (means of starting a fire)
    Har du fyr?
    Do you have a light?

Noun[edit]

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Eigerøy fyr.

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

  1. lighthouse, beacon
Usage notes[edit]
  • Until recently, the Norwegian language authorities accepted a masculine inflection of this noun in the sense of a lighthouse. Masculine is also the gender listed by Ivar Aasen in his dictionary of 1850.
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 3[edit]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

fyr

  1. imperative of fyra

References[edit]

  • “fyr” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
  • Ivar Aasen (1850) “Fyr”, in Ordbog over det norske Folkesprog‎[1] (in Danish), Oslo: Samlaget, published 2000

Old English[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Proto-West Germanic *fuir, from Proto-Germanic *fōr, from Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

fȳr n

  1. fire
    • c. 992, Ælfric, "Another Vision"
      Sē līeġ wæs mid manna sāwlum āfylled, and hīe āsprungon upp mid þām fȳre swā swā spearcan.
      The flame was filled with people's souls, and they sprang up with the fire like sparks.
    • Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, year 473
      Þā Wēalas flugon þā Engle swā swā fȳr.
      The Welsh fled the English like fire.
    • c. 990, Wessex Gospels, Mark 14:54
      Hē sæt mid þām weardum and wiermde hine æt þǣm fȳre.
      He sat with the guards and warmed himself by the fire.
Declension[edit]
Declension of fyr (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative fȳr fȳr
accusative fȳr fȳr
genitive fȳres fȳra
dative fȳre fȳrum
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Comparative of feor.

Pronunciation[edit]

Adverb[edit]

fyr

  1. Alternative form of fierr

Old Norse[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Short form of fyrir.

Preposition[edit]

fyr

  1. Alternative form of fyrir

Swedish[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Probably a shortening of the Low German firburs, meaning an unemployed craftsman.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

fyr c

  1. a (happy) fellow, a chap
    • 1981, “Luffarvisan [The tramp song]”, Astrid Lindgren (lyrics), Gösta Linderholm (music), performed by Allan Edwall, Erik Lindgren:
      Se på luffarn [luffaren] som går här på vägen.
      Se på luffarn [luffaren], Guds lille fyr.
      Så snart som det blir vår
      går han ut och går
      för att söka sig äventyr.
      Look at the tramp walking here on the road.
      Look at the tramp, God's little chap.
      As soon as spring arrives [as soon as it becomes spring]
      he goes out and walks
      to seek [himself] adventure.
Usage notes[edit]

Bit old-fashioned.

Declension[edit]
Declension of fyr 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative fyr fyren fyrar fyrarna
Genitive fyrs fyrens fyrars fyrarnas

Etymology 2[edit]

From Old Norse fúrr, fýr, fýrir, funi, from Proto-Germanic *fōr, from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂wṓr, earlier *péh₂wōr, collective of *péh₂wr̥.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

fyr c

  1. a lighthouse
    • 1928, Riksdagens protokoll vid lagtima riksmötet, page 134:
      Fyrarna kunde förses med ledande lysvinklar och medelt kabelanslutning erhålla elektrisk energi för drift av såväl fyr- som mistsignalapparater.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. (in some expressions) fire (especially when used for heating)
    Synonym: eld
    sätta fyr på veden
    set fire to the wood
    få veden att ta fyr
    get the wood burning
Declension[edit]
Declension of fyr 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative fyr fyren fyrar fyrarna
Genitive fyrs fyrens fyrars fyrarnas
Related terms[edit]
See also[edit]

References[edit]

Welsh[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

fyr

  1. Soft mutation of byr (“short”).

Mutation[edit]

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
byr fyr myr unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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