Old English · noun
firen
- Part of speech
- noun, feminine
- Declension
- strong ō-stem
- IPA
- /ˈfi.ren/
- Syllables
- ˈfi · ren (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- crime
Meaning
-
crime
-
sin
-
torment, suffering
Declension
All forms (4)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *firinu. Cognate with Old Frisian firne, Old Saxon firina, Old High German firina, Gothic (fairina).
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