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Old English · verb

fyrian

Normalised fȳrian

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 2
IPA
/ˈfyː.ri.ɑn/
Syllables
ˈfyː · ri · ɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
cherishwarmth

Meaning

  1. to make a fire, give warmth, to cherish

Conjugation

Conjugation of fyrian
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular fȳriġefȳrode
2nd singular fȳrastfȳrodest
3rd singular fȳraþfȳrode
Plural fȳriaþfȳrodon
Subjunctive
Singular fȳriġefȳrode
Plural fȳriġenfȳroden
Non-finite forms of fyrian
Form
Infinitive fȳrian
Inflected infinitive fȳrienne
Imperative singular fȳra
Imperative plural fȳriaþ
Present participle fȳriende
Past participle fȳrodġefȳrod

All forms (15)

Etymology

From fȳr (“fire”) + -ian. Cognate with Old Frisian fioria (“to light a fire”), Old High German fiuren (“to ignite, set on fire”).

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