fure

fure

See also: fűre

English

Alternative forms

• fur, fuir, four, fwir, fuyr

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *fōrijaną. Cognate with Dutch voeren (“to lead”), Low German fören (“to lead”), German führen (“to lead”), Luxembourgish féieren (“to lead”), Icelandic færa (“to move, carry, convey”), Faroese føra (“to lead, carry”), Swedish föra (“to lead, guide, steer, direct”), Danish före (“to lead”), Norwegian Bokmål føre (“to lead”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fjʊɹ/
• Rhymes: -ʊə(ɹ)

Verb

fure (third-person singular simple present fures, present participle furing, simple past and past participle fured)

1. (dialectal, rare, obsolete, Northern England, Scotland) To lead.

   So far as his labor and his wisdom fures.

   • 1637, Monro Expeditionː

     To his master, the Kings Majesty or General, that fures or leads the war.

1. (dialectal, rare, Northern England, Scotland) To carry, bear, convey, transport.

   No goods should be fured upon the over-loft of the ships.

References

• The Dictionary of the Scots Language
• An historical dictionary

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Dalmatian

Etymology

From Latin foras or forīs . Compare Italian fuori.

Adverb

fure

1. outside

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Noun

fùrē m (plural furanni, possessed form fùren)

1. (botany) flower, blossom

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Latin

Noun

fūre

1. ablative singular of fūr

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse for via Danish fure

Noun

fure m (definite singular furen, indefinite plural furer, definite plural furene)

1. a furrow
2. a groove
3. a line or wrinkle (in the face)

Derived terms

• furet, furete
• plogfure

See also

• fòr (Nynorsk)

References

• “fure” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “fure_3” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

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Norwegian Nynorsk

fure

Alternative forms

• fura (archaic, Høgnorsk)
• furu

Etymology

From Old Norse fura.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²fʉːrə/

Noun

fure f (definite singular fura, indefinite plural furer, definite plural furene)

1. a pine (tree of the genus Pinus)
2. pine (wood from pine trees)

References

• “fure” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Portuguese

Verb

fure

1. first-person singular present subjunctive of furar
2. third-person singular present subjunctive of furar
3. first-person singular imperative of furar
4. third-person singular imperative of furar

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Somali

Noun

fure m

1. key (for a lock)