fyre
Danish edit
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
fyre (imperative fyr, infinitive at fyre, present tense fyrer, past tense fyrede, perfect tense har fyret)
Noun edit
fyre c
- indefinite plural of fyr
Norn edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse fjórir, from Proto-Germanic *fedwōr.
Numeral edit
fyre
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Low German firen.
Verb edit
fyre (imperative fyr, present tense fyrer, passive fyres, simple past fyrte, past participle fyrt, present participle fyrende)
- to fire (supply a fire with fuel)
- to fire (bake in a kiln)
- fyre (opp) - to light (a fire)
- fyre (av) - to fire (a shot, rocket etc.)
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “fyre” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle Low German firen.
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
fyre (present tense fyrer, past tense fyrte, past participle fyrt, passive infinitive fyrast, present participle fyrande, imperative fyr)
- to fire (supply a fire with fuel)
- to fire (bake in a kiln)
- fyre (opp) - to light (a fire)
- fyre (av) - to fire (a shot, rocket etc.)
- (slang) to drink copious amounts of alcohol in a party setting
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Preposition edit
fyre
References edit
- “fyre” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Scots edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
fyre (plural fyres)
Usage notes edit
May also be spelt feier.