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fyre

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Danish

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Etymology

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From Middle Low German firen (celebrate, literally keep free), from Latin fērior (to rest from work, celebrate), but probably influenced by fur (hard situation, e.g. from criticism).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /fyːrə/, [ˈfyːɐ]

Verb

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fyre (imperative fyr, infinitive at fyre, present tense fyrer, past tense fyrede, perfect tense har fyret)

  1. to sack
  2. to fire

Noun

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fyre c

  1. indefinite plural of fyr

References

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Norn

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Etymology

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From Old Norse fjórir, from Proto-Germanic *fedwōr.

Numeral

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fyre

  1. four

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From Middle Low German firen.

Verb

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fyre (imperative fyr, present tense fyrer, passive fyres, simple past fyrte, past participle fyrt, present participle fyrende)

  1. to fire (supply a fire with fuel)
  2. to fire (bake in a kiln)
  3. fyre (opp) - to light (a fire)
  4. fyre (av) - to fire (a shot, rocket etc.)

Derived terms

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References

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology 1

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From Middle Low German firen.

Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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fyre (present tense fyrer, past tense fyrte, past participle fyrt, passive infinitive fyrast, present participle fyrande, imperative fyr)

  1. to fire (supply a fire with fuel)
  2. to fire (bake in a kiln)
  3. fyre (opp) - to light (a fire)
  4. fyre (av) - to fire (a shot, rocket etc.)
  5. (slang) to drink copious amounts of alcohol in a party setting
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Preposition

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fyre

  1. (pre-1938) alternative form of føre

References

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Old English

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Noun

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fȳre

  1. dative singular of fȳr

Scots

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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fyre (plural fyres)

  1. (Southern Scots) fire

Usage notes

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May also be spelt feier.

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