fyr
Danish
Etymology 1
Maybe a contraction of Middle Low German firburs (“unemployed craftsman”).
Pronunciation
Noun
fyr c (singular definite fyren, plural indefinite fyre)
- chap, bloke, guy
- (colloquial) boyfriend
Inflection
Etymology 2
From Middle Low German vūr, from Old Saxon fiur, from Proto-Germanic *fōr, Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥ (“bonfire”).
Pronunciation
Noun
fyr n (singular definite fyret, plural indefinite fyr)
Inflection
Derived terms
Etymology 3
Pronunciation
Noun
fyr c (singular definite fyrren, plural indefinite fyrre)
Inflection
Etymology 4
See fyre.
Pronunciation
Verb
fyr
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)
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)
- the presence of fire
- furnace room, boiler room, stokehold
Related terms
Etymology 3
As for Etymology 2.
Noun
fyr n (definite singular fyret, indefinite plural fyr, definite plural fyra or fyrene)
- 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 corresponding lemma form.
Verb
fyr
References
- “fyr” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Probably a shortening of the Low German firburs, meaning an unemployed craftsman.
Noun
fyr m (definite singular fyren, indefinite plural fyrar, definite plural fyrane)
- 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 […]
- Det er den største Gleda, ein liten Fyr kann faa, at han slepp upp i Høgdi, so Folk maa honom sjaa […]
- 1863, Ivar Aasen, "Høgferd":
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 fyrar, definite plural fyrane)
Etymology 3
As for Etymology 2.
Noun
fyr m (definite singular fyren, indefinite plural fyrar, definite plural fyrane)
or
fyr n (definite singular fyret, indefinite plural fyr, definite plural fyra)
Derived terms
- fyrskip
- vera i fyr og flamme (“be full of enthusiasm”, literally “be on fire and flame”)
- ta fyr (“catch fire”)
Etymology 4
Verb
References
- “fyr” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old English
Etymology 1
From West Germanic *fuïr, from an alternative form of Proto-Germanic *fōr, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥. Cognate with Old Frisian fiur, Old Saxon fiur, Old High German fiur, Old Norse fúrr, Gothic 𐍆𐍉𐌽 (fōn). The Indo-European root is also the source of Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr).
Pronunciation
Noun
fȳr n
- 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 þǣr smīec 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
Derived terms
Descendants
Etymology 2
Comparative of feor.
Pronunciation
Adverb
fyr
- Alternative form of fierr
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse fúrr, fýr, fýrir, funi, from Proto-Germanic *fōr, from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂wṓr, earlier *péh₂wōr, collective of *péh₂wr̥.
Pronunciation
Noun
fyr c
- 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)
- 1928, Riksdagens protokoll vid lagtima riksmötet, page 134.
- fire
- (dated) a guy
Declension
Declension of fyr | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | fyr | fyren | fyrar | fyrarna |
Genitive | fyrs | fyrens | fyrars | fyrarnas |
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See also
Welsh
Pronunciation
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Adjective
fyr
- Soft mutation of byr (“short”).
Mutation
Welsh mutation | |||
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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. |
Westrobothnian
Noun
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