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Old English · noun

fyr

Normalised fȳr

Part of speech
noun, neuter
Declension
strong a-stem
IPA
/fyːr/
Syllables
fyːr (1 syllable)
Modern English
fire

fyr1 · adverb · alternative form

Senses

  1. alternative form of fierr

fyr2 · noun · neuter

Senses

  1. fire

    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.

    c. 992, Ælfric, "Another Vision"

Declension · strong a-stem

Declension of fyr
SingularPlural
Nominative fȳrfȳr
Accusative fȳrfȳr
Genitive fȳresfȳra
Dative fȳrefȳrum

All forms (5)

Etymology

Comparative of feor.

From Proto-West Germanic *fuir, from Proto-Germanic *fōr, from Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥.

Descendants

fire

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