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. boyfriend

Inflection

Etymology 2

From Middle Low German vūr, from Old Saxon fiur, from Proto-Germanic *fōr, from Proto-Indo-European *péh₂ur ‎(“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

• fyrtårn

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 from Proto-Germanic *fōr, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *péh₂ur, which also is the origin of Greek sc=Latn|πῦρ.

Noun

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

1. the presence of fire.

   Å sette fyr på noe = to put 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

Related terms

• fyrig

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

• være i fyr og flamme = be full of enthusiasm (literally: "be in fire and flame")
• ta fyr = catch fire

Synonyms

• (guy) gubbe, kar, mann
• (fire) ild, flamme
• (boiler) fyrrom, ildsted
• (lighthouse) fyrtårn

References

• “fyr” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fyːr/

Noun

fȳr n ‎(nominative plural fȳra or fȳre)

1. fire

   Ðæs fyres gecynd is hat and drie. Fire’s nature is hot and dry. (Screadunga)

Descendants

• Middle English: fier
  • English: fire
• Scots: fire

Etymology 2

Comparative of feor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fyr/

Adverb

fyr

1. further

Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fyːr/

Etymology

From Old Norse fúrr, fýr, fýrir, funi, from Proto-Germanic *fōr, from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂wṓr, earlier *péh₂wōr, collective of *péh₂ur.

Noun

fyr c

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

Declension

Related terms

• fyrtorn
• fyrvaktare

See also

• sätta fyr på
• ta fyr
• fyra av

Welsh

Adjective

fyr

1. Soft mutation of byr ‎(“short”).

Mutation