fyrtorr

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Old English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

fȳrtor

Etymology[edit]

From fȳr (“fire”) +‎ torr (“tower”). Compare West Frisian fjoertoer, Dutch vuurtoren, Swedish fyrtorn.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ˈfyːrˌtorr/, [ˈfyːrˌtorˠ]

Noun[edit]

fȳrtorr m

lighthouse

Declension[edit]

Declension of fyrtorr (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	fȳrtorr	fȳrtorras
accusative	fȳrtorr	fȳrtorras
genitive	fȳrtorres	fȳrtorra
dative	fȳrtorre	fȳrtorrum

Synonyms[edit]

References[edit]

Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “FȲRTOR”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

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