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)

(informal) guy (a younger male person)
(colloquial) boyfriend (a male lover)

Inflection

Declension of fyr

common gender	Singular		Plural
common gender	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)

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

Inflection

Declension of fyr

neuter gender	Singular		Plural
neuter gender	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)

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

Inflection

Declension of fyr

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

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fyːˀr/, [ˈfyɐ̯ˀ]

Verb

fyr

imperative of fyre

Middle English

Etymology 1

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

Alternative forms

fier, vir, fer, fur

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fiːr/

Noun

fyr (uncountable)

fire

Derived terms

fyr-brand
fyry

Descendants

English: fire
- → Japanese: ファイヤー (faiyā)
- Sranan Tongo: faya
Scots: fyre, feier
Yola: vire, vier

References

“fīr, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Noun

fyr

Alternative form of firre

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)

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)

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
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)

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

imperative of fyre

References

“fyr” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fyːr/

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 […]

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/

Noun

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

fire
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)

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 corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fyːr/

Verb

fyr

imperative of fyra

References

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

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

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

Declension of fyr (strong a-stem)

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

Derived terms

fȳren
fȳrhūs
fȳrtorr
wilde fȳr

Descendants

Middle English: fyr, fier, vir, fer, fur
- English: fire
  - → Japanese: ファイヤー (faiyā)
  - Sranan Tongo: faya
- Scots: fyre, feier
- Yola: vire, vier

Etymology 2

Comparative of feor.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fyr/

Adverb

fyr

Alternative form of fierr

Swedish

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fyːr/
Rhymes: -yːr

Noun

fyr c

(dated) a guy

Etymology 2

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

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)
fire

Declension

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

Related terms

fyrtorn
fyrvaktare

Welsh

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

fyr

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.

Westrobothnian

Noun

fyr n

gallop
spoof
mischief