fure

Alternative forms

• fur, fuir, four, fwir, fuyr

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *fōrijaną. Cognate with Dutch voeren (“to lead”), Low German fören (“to lead”), German führen (“to lead”), Luxembourgish féieren (“to lead”), Icelandic færa (“to move, carry, convey”), Faroese føra (“to lead, carry”), Swedish föra (“to lead, guide, steer, direct”), Danish före (“to lead”), Norwegian före (“to lead”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fjʊɹ/
• Rhymes: -ʊə(ɹ)

Verb

fure (third-person singular simple present fures, present participle furing, simple past and past participle fured)

1. (dialectal, rare, obsolete, Northern England, Scotland) To lead.

   So far as his labor and his wisdom fures.

   • 1637, Monro Expeditionː

     To his master, the Kings Majesty or General, that fures or leads the war.

1. (dialectal, rare, Northern England, Scotland) To carry, bear, convey, transport.

   No goods should be fured upon the over-loft of the ships.

Etymology

From Latin foras or forīs . Compare Italian fuori.

Adverb

fure

1. outside

Noun

fùrē m (plural furanni, possessed form fùren)

1. (botany) flower, blossom

Noun

fūre

1. ablative singular of fūr

Verb

fure f (definite singular fura, indefinite plural furer, definite plural furene)

1. Alternative form of furu

Verb

fure

1. first-person singular present subjunctive of furar
2. third-person singular present subjunctive of furar
3. first-person singular imperative of furar
4. third-person singular imperative of furar

Noun

fure m

1. key (for a lock)