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Old English · noun

fyrstan

Normalised fȳrstān

Part of speech
noun, masculine
Declension
strong a-stem
IPA
/ˈfyːr.stɑːn/
[ˈfyːrˠ.stɑːn]
Syllables
ˈfyːr · stɑːn (2 syllables)
Modern English
firestonepyriteflint

Meaning

  1. firestone, flint, pyrite

Declension

Declension of fyrstan
SingularPlural
Nominative fȳrstānfȳrstānas
Accusative fȳrstānfȳrstānas
Genitive fȳrstānesfȳrstāna
Dative fȳrstānefȳrstānum

All forms (6)

Etymology

From fȳr (“fire”) + stān (“stone”)

Descendants

firestone

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