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Old English · noun

firas

Normalised fīras

Part of speech
noun, masculine
Declension
strong a-stem
IPA
/ˈfiː.rɑs/
Syllables
ˈfiː · rɑs (2 syllables)
Modern English
menhumans

Meaning

  1. (plural)men, humans

    byþ frōfur fīra ġehwylċum...

    Wealth is a comfort for all mankind...

    The Old English rune poem

Declension

Declension of firas
Plural
Nominative fīras
Accusative fīras
Genitive fīra
Dative fīrum

All forms (3)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *firhwijaz (“living being, person”), from Proto-Germanic *ferhuz (“life, body”). Cognate with Old Saxon fīrihos, Old Norse fírar.

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