Old English · noun
fyrs
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- IPA
- /fyrs/[fyrˠs]
- Syllables
- fyrs (1 syllable)
Meaning
furze, gorse
buckthorn
Etymology
Uncertain; thought to be related to Ancient Greek πῡρός (pūrós, “wheat”) via Proto-Indo-European *puHrós or similar, and/or to fȳr (“fire”).
Descendants
furze
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