# fyr
## Danish
### Etymology 1

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

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /fyːˀr/, [ˈfyɐ̯ˀ]

#### Noun

fyr c (singular definite fyren, plural indefinite fyre)
* (informal) guy (a younger male person)
* (colloquial) boyfriend (a male lover)

##### Declension
### Etymology 2

* PIE word
* *péh₂wr̥
From Middle Low German vǖr, from Old Saxon fiur.
Cognate with English fire, German Feuer, Dutch vuur and distantly Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr, “fire”).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /fyːˀr/, [ˈfyɐ̯ˀ]

#### Noun

fyr n (singular definite fyret, plural indefinite fyr)
* lighthouse, radio beacon (a tower that guides ships)
* boiler (a device to produce heat from gas or oil)
* (uncountable, in the indefinite) fire, light (in something)

##### Derived terms

* fyrtårn

### Etymology 3

From Old Norse fura.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /fyr/, [ˈfyɐ̯]

#### Noun

fyr c (singular definite fyrren, plural indefinite fyrre)
* pine (a tree of the genus Pinus)
* pinewood, deal (wood from a pine)

##### Declension
### Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /fyːˀr/, [ˈfyɐ̯ˀ]

#### Verb

fyr
* imperative of fyre

## Middle English
### Etymology 1

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

#### Alternative forms

* fer, fier, fir, fyre, vir
* fer (East Anglia)
* fuir, fur, fuyr, vur (Southern, West Midland)
* ver (Kent)

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /fiːr/
* IPA: (East Anglia) /feːr/, (Kent) /veːr/
* IPA: /fyːr/, /vyːr/ (Southern, West Midland)

#### Noun

fyr (uncountable)
* 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
* 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)
* 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)
* 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)
* 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)
* lighthouse, beacon
    Synonym: fyrtårn
    Fyret har stått der siden 1800-tallet. ― The lighthouse has been there since the 1800s.

##### Derived terms

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

### Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Verb

fyr
* 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: /fyːr/

#### Noun

fyr m (definite singular fyren, indefinite plural fyrar, definite plural fyrane)
* 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: /fyːr/

#### Noun

fyr m (definite singular fyren, indefinite plural fyrar, definite plural fyrane)
* fire
* light (means of starting a fire)
    Har du fyr?Do you have a light?

#### Noun

fyr n (definite singular fyret, indefinite plural fyr, definite plural fyra)
* 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: /fyːr/

#### Verb

fyr
* 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: /fyːr/

#### Noun

fȳr n
* 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

Strong a-stem:

##### Derived terms

* fȳren
* fȳrian
* fȳrhūs
* fȳrtorr
* wilde fȳr

##### Descendants

* Middle English: fyr, fer, fier, fir, fyre, vir, fer (East Anglia), fuir, fur, fuyr, vur (Southern, West Midland), ver (Kent)
** 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: /fyr/

#### Adverb

fyr
* Alternative form of fierr

## Old Norse
### Etymology

Short form of fyrir.

### Preposition

fyr
* Alternative form of fyrir

## Swedish
### Etymology 1

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

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /fyːr/
* Rhymes: -yːr

#### Noun

fyr c
* 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 [as soon as it becomes spring] he goes out and walks to seek [himself] 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: /fyːr/
* Rhymes: -yːr

#### Noun

fyr c
* 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)
* (in some expressions) fire (especially when used for heating)
    Synonym: eld
    sätta fyr på vedenset fire to the wood
    få veden att ta fyrget the wood burning

##### 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: /vɨ̞r/
* (South Wales) IPA: /vɪr/

### Adjective

fyr
* Soft mutation of byr (“short”).

### Mutation

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.