fyr

See also: fyr-

Danish

Etymology 1

Maybe a contraction of Middle Low German firburs (“unemployed craftsman”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fyːr/, [fyɐ̯ˀ]

Noun

fyr c (singular definite fyren, plural indefinite fyre)

  1. chap, bloke, guy
  2. (colloquial) boyfriend
Inflection

Etymology 2

From Middle Low German vūr, from Old Saxon fiur, from Proto-Germanic *fōr, Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥ (“bonfire”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fyːr/, [fyɐ̯ˀ]

Noun

fyr n (singular definite fyret, plural indefinite fyr)

  1. boiler
  2. fire
  3. light
  4. lighthouse
  5. radio beacon
Inflection
Derived terms

Etymology 3

From Old Norse fura.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fyr/, [fyɐ̯]

Noun

fyr c (singular definite fyrren, plural indefinite fyrre)

  1. pine
  2. pinewood, deal
Inflection

Etymology 4

See fyre.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fyːr/, [fyɐ̯ˀ]

Verb

fyr

  1. imperative of fyre

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

Probably a shortening of the Low German firburs, meaning a full-fledged craftsman who is unemployed.

Noun

fyr m (definite singular fyren, indefinite plural fyrer, definite plural fyrene)

  1. guy, bloke
    Han er en merkelig fyr ― he is a weird guy
    Sjekk den fyren der ― check out that guy (over there)

Etymology 2

From Old Norse fýrr, cognate with its Nordic equivalents, Old Frisian fiur, Old Saxon fiur, Dutch vuur, Old High German fiur, German Feuer and English fire. Believed to ultimately stem from Proto-Germanic *fōr, and Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥, which also is the origin of Greek πυρ (pyr).

Noun

fyr m (definite singular fyren, indefinite plural fyrer, definite plural fyrene)

  1. the presence of fire.
    Å sette fyr på noe ― to set something on fire
    Skogen tok fyr ― the forest caught fire
    Fyr! ― fire! (when using firearms)
    Har du fyr? ― Got a light? (for cigarettes or similar)
  2. furnace room, boiler room, stokehold
    Jeg har jobbet i fyren hele dagen
    I've been working in the boiler the whole day

Etymology 3

As for Etymology 2.

Noun

fyr n (definite singular fyret, indefinite plural fyr, definite plural fyra or fyrene)

  1. lighthouse, beacon
    Fyret har stått der siden 1800-tallet
    the lighthouse has been there since the 1800s

Derived terms

  • ta fyr (“catch fire”)
  • være i fyr og flamme (“be full of enthusiasm”, literally “be in fire and flame”)

Synonyms

Etymology 4

Verb

fyr

  1. imperative of fyre

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fyːr/

Etymology 1

Probably a shortening of the Low German firburs, meaning an unemployed craftsman.

Noun

fyr m (definite singular fyren, indefinite plural fyrar, definite plural fyrane)

  1. guy, bloke
    • 1863, Ivar Aasen, "Høgferd":
      Det er den største Gleda, ein liten Fyr kann faa, at han slepp upp i Høgdi, so Folk maa honom sjaa […]
      It is the greatest joy a little guy can have, to make it into the heights, so that people can see him […]

Etymology 2

From Old Norse fýrr, cognate with its Nordic equivalents, Old Frisian fiur, Old Saxon fiur, Dutch vuur, Old High German fiur, German Feuer and English fire. Believed to ultimately stem from Proto-Germanic *fōr, and Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥, which also is the origin of Greek πυρ (pyr).

Noun

fyr m (definite singular fyren, indefinite plural fyrar, definite plural fyrane)

  1. fire
  2. light (means of starting a fire)
    Har du fyr?
    Do you have a light?

Etymology 3

As for Etymology 2.

Noun

fyr m (definite singular fyren, indefinite plural fyrar, definite plural fyrane)
or
fyr n (definite singular fyret, indefinite plural fyr, definite plural fyra)

  1. lighthouse, beacon

Derived terms

  • vera i fyr og flamme (“be full of enthusiasm”, literally “be on fire and flame”)
  • ta fyr (“catch fire”)

Etymology 4

Verb

fyr

  1. imperative of fyra

References

Old English

Etymology 1

From dialectal Proto-Germanic *fuïr, from *fōr, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥. Cognate with Old Frisian fiūr, Old Saxon fiur, Dutch vuur, Old High German fiur (German Feuer), Old Norse fúrr, fýrr, Gothic 𐍆𐍉𐌽 (fon). The Indo-European root is also the source of Greek πῦρ.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fyːr/

Noun

fȳr n (nominative plural fȳra or fȳre)

  1. fire
    Ðæs fȳres ġecynd is hāt and drīe.
    Fire’s nature is hot and dry.
Inflection
Descendants

Etymology 2

Comparative of feor.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fyr/

Adverb

fyr

  1. further

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse fúrr, fýr, fýrir, funi, from Proto-Germanic *fōr, from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂wṓr, earlier *péh₂wōr, collective of *péh₂wr̥.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fyːr/
  • Rhymes: -yːr

Noun

fyr c

  1. a lighthouse
  2. fire
  3. (dated) a guy

Declension

Declension of fyr 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative fyr fyren fyrar fyrarna
Genitive fyrs fyrens fyrars fyrarnas
  • fyrtorn
  • fyrvaktare

See also

Welsh

Pronunciation

Adjective

fyr

  1. Soft mutation of byr (“short”).

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
byr fyr myr unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Westrobothnian

Noun

fyr n

  1. gallop
  2. spoof
  3. mischief
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