fyr

See also: fyr-

Danish

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fyːˀr/, [ˈfyɐ̯ˀ]

Noun

fyr c (singular definite fyren, plural indefinite fyre)

1. (informal) guy (a younger male person)
2. (colloquial) boyfriend (a male lover)

Inflection

Declension of fyr

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	fyr	fyren	fyre	fyrene
genitive	fyrs	fyrens	fyres	fyrenes

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fyːˀr/, [ˈfyɐ̯ˀ]

Noun

fyr n (singular definite fyret, plural indefinite fyr)

1. lighthouse, radio beacon (a towed that guides ships)
2. boiler (a device to produce heat from gas or oil)
3. (uncountable, in the indefinite) fire, light (in something)

Inflection

Declension of fyr

neuter gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	fyr	fyret	fyr	fyrene
genitive	fyrs	fyrets	fyrs	fyrenes

Derived terms

• fyrtårn

Etymology 3

From Old Norse fura.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fyr/, [ˈfyɐ̯]

Noun

fyr c (singular definite fyrren, plural indefinite fyrre)

1. pine (a tree of the genus Pinus)
2. pinewood, deal (wood from a pine)

Inflection

Declension of fyr

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	fyr	fyrren	fyrre	fyrrene
genitive	fyrs	fyrrens	fyrres	fyrrenes

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the main entry.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fyːˀr/, [ˈfyɐ̯ˀ]

Verb

fyr

1. imperative of fyre

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

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

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)

   Synonyms: gubbe, kar, mann

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

Noun

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

1. the presence of fire

   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)

   Synonyms: ild, flamme

2. furnace room, boiler room, stokehold

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

   Synonyms: fyrrom, ildsted

Related terms

• fyrig

Etymology 3

As for Etymology 2.

Noun

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

1. lighthouse, beacon

   Fyret har stått der siden 1800-tallet. ― The lighthouse has been there since the 1800s.

   Synonym: fyrtårn

Derived terms

• fyrskip
• ta fyr (“catch fire”)
• være i fyr og flamme (“be full of enthusiasm”, literally “be in fire and flame”)

 

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

fyr

1. imperative of fyre

References

• “fyr” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fyːr/ (example of pronunciation)

Noun

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

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

• IPA^(key): /fyːr/ (example of pronunciation)

Noun

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

Eigerøy fyr.

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

1. lighthouse, beacon

Usage notes

• 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

• blinkfyr
• fyrlys
• fyrskip
• fyrtøy
• trafikkfyr
• vera i fyr og flamme (“be full of enthusiasm”, literally “be on fire and flame”)
• ta fyr (“catch fire”)

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the main entry.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fyːr/ (example of pronunciation)

Verb

fyr

1. imperative of fyra and fyre

References

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

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Old English

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fyːr/

Noun

fȳr n

1. fire

   Iċ ēode þurh þæt fȳr and ne barn.

   I walked through the fire and did not burn.

   Þēah þe hit ċeald wǣre, ne ǣlde hē þæt fȳr.

   Though it was cold, he didn't light the fire.

   Þǣr smīeċ biþ, þǣr biþ fȳr.

   Where there's smoke, there's fire.

   • late 10th century, Ælfric, "Another Vision"

     Se līeġ wæs mid manna sāwlum āfylled, and hīe āsprungon upp mid þǣm 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 at the fire.

Declension

Declension of fyr (strong-a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	fȳr	fȳr
accusative	fȳr	fȳr
genitive	fȳres	fȳra
dative	fȳre	fȳrum

Derived terms

• fȳren
• fȳrtorr
• wilde fȳr

Descendants

• Middle English: fier
  • English: fire
  • Scots: fyre, feier
  • Yola: vire, vier

Etymology 2

Comparative of feor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fyr/

Adverb

fyr

1. Alternative form of fierr

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Swedish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fyːr/
• Rhymes: -yːr

Noun

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 quote)

2. fire
3. (dated) a guy

Declension

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

Related terms

• fyrtorn
• fyrvaktare

See also

• sätta fyr på
• ta fyr
• fyra av

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Welsh

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /vɨ̞r/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /vɪr/

Adjective

fyr

1. Soft mutation of byr (“short”).

Mutation

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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Westrobothnian

Noun

fyr n

1. gallop
2. spoof
3. mischief