fyr

Danish

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fyr

Wikipedia ^da

Etymology 1

Possibly a contraction of Middle Low German fīrburs (“unemployed craftsman”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fyːˀr/,

Noun

fyr c (singular definite fyren, plural indefinite fyre)

1. (informal) guy (a younger male person)
2. (colloquial) boyfriend (a male lover)

Declension

Etymology 2

From Middle Low German vǖr, from Proto-Germanic *fōr, cognate with English fire, German Feuer, Dutch vuur. The word goes back to Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥ (“bonfire”), which is also the source of Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr, “fire”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fyːˀr/,

Noun

fyr n (singular definite fyret, plural indefinite fyr)

1. lighthouse, radio beacon (a tower that guides ships)
2. boiler (a device to produce heat from gas or oil)
3. (uncountable, in the indefinite) fire, light (in something)

Declension

Derived terms

• fyrtårn

Etymology 3

From Old Norse fura.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fyr/,

Noun

fyr c (singular definite fyrren, plural indefinite fyrre)

1. pine (a tree of the genus Pinus)
2. pinewood, deal (wood from a pine)

Declension

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fyːˀr/,

Verb

fyr

1. imperative of fyre

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English fȳr, from Proto-West Germanic *fuir, from Proto-Germanic *fōr.

Alternative forms

• fier, vir, fer, fur

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fiːr/

Noun

fyr (uncountable)

1. fire

Derived terms

• fyr-brand
• fyry

Descendants

• English: fire
  • → Japanese: ファイヤー (faiyā)
  • Sranan Tongo: faya
• Scots: fyre, feier
• Yola: vire, vier

References

• “fīr, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Etymology 2

Noun

fyr

1. Alternative form of firre

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

   Synonyms: gubbe, kar, mann

   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

   Synonyms: ild, flamme

   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

   Synonyms: fyrrom, ildsted

   Jeg har jobbet i fyren hele dagen ― I've been working in the boiler the whole day

Related terms

• fyrig

Etymology 3

As for Etymology 2.

Noun

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

Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:

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1. lighthouse, beacon

   Synonym: fyrtårn

   Fyret har stått der siden 1800-tallet. ― The lighthouse has been there since the 1800s.

Derived terms

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

fyr

1. imperative of fyre

References

• “fyr” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fyːr/

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).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fyːr/

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?

Noun

Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:

fyr

Wikipedia ⁿⁿ

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

1. lighthouse, beacon

Usage notes

• Until recently, the Norwegian language authorities accepted a masculine inflection of this noun in the sense of a lighthouse. Masculine is also the gender listed by Ivar Aasen in his dictionary of 1850.

Derived terms

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

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fyːr/

Verb

fyr

1. imperative of fyra

References

• “fyr” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
• Ivar Aasen (1850) “Fyr”, in Ordbog over det norske Folkesprog‎ (in Danish), Oslo: Samlaget, published 2000

Old English

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *fuir, from Proto-Germanic *fōr, from Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fyːr/

Noun

fȳr n

1. fire
   • c. 992, Ælfric, "Another Vision"

     Sē līeġ wæs mid manna sāwlum āfylled, and hīe āsprungon upp mid þām fȳre swā swā spearcan.

     The flame was filled with people's souls, and they sprang up with the fire like sparks.

   • Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, year 473

     Þā Wēalas flugon þā Engle swā swā fȳr.

     The Welsh fled the English like fire.

   • c. 990, Wessex Gospels, Mark 14:54

     Hē sæt mid þām weardum and wiermde hine æt þǣm fȳre.

     He sat with the guards and warmed himself by the fire.

Declension

Derived terms

• fȳren
• fȳrian
• fȳrhūs
• fȳrtorr
• wilde fȳr

Descendants

• Middle English: fyr, fier, vir, fer, fur
  • English: fire
    • → Japanese: ファイヤー (faiyā)
    • Sranan Tongo: faya
  • Scots: fyre, feier
  • Yola: vire, vier

Etymology 2

Comparative of feor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fyr/

Adverb

fyr

1. Alternative form of fierr

Old Norse

Etymology

Short form of fyrir.

Preposition

fyr

1. Alternative form of fyrir

Swedish

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fyːr/
• Rhymes: -yːr

Noun

fyr c

1. a (happy) fellow, a chap
   • 1981, “Luffarvisan [The tramp song]”, Astrid Lindgren (lyrics), Gösta Linderholm (music), performed by Allan Edwall, Erik Lindgren:

     Se på luffarn [luffaren] som går här på vägen.
     Se på luffarn [luffaren], Guds lille fyr.
     Så snart som det blir vår
     går han ut och går
     för att söka sig äventyr.

     Look at the tramp walking here on the road.
     Look at the tramp, God's little chap.
     As soon as spring arrives
     he goes out and walks
     to seek adventure.

Usage notes

Bit old-fashioned.

Declension

Etymology 2

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
   • 1928, Riksdagens protokoll vid lagtima riksmötet, page 134:

     Fyrarna kunde förses med ledande lysvinklar och medelt kabelanslutning erhålla elektrisk energi för drift av såväl fyr- som mistsignalapparater.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

2. (in some expressions) fire (especially when used for heating)

   Synonym: eld

   sätta fyr på veden

   set fire to the wood

   få veden att ta fyr

   get the wood burning

Declension

Related terms

• fyrtorn
• fyrvaktare

See also

• sätta fyr på
• ta fyr
• fyra av

References

• fyr in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• fyr in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• fyr in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Welsh

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /vɨ̞r/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /vɪr/

Adjective

fyr

1. Soft mutation of byr (“short”).

Mutation