firre

== Middle English == === Etymology 1 === From Old English fyrh, furh, from Proto-West Germanic *furhu, from Proto-Germanic *furhō. Alternatively from Old Norse fýri, from the same Proto-Germanic source. ==== Alternative forms ==== ferre, fir, fyr, fyrr, veer, verre ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈfir(ə)/, /ˈfɛr(ə)/ ==== Noun ==== firre fir (Abies spp.) fir wood ===== Derived terms ===== firren ===== Descendants ===== English: fir Scots: fir ===== References ===== “firre, n.1”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. === Etymology 2 === From firse, the -s being taken as the plural ending. ==== Alternative forms ==== fyre, ffyre, fyyre ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈfir(ə)/ ==== Noun ==== firre (plural ferse) (Late Middle English) furze, gorse. ===== Synonyms ===== firse ===== Descendants ===== Yola: wyddeer ===== References ===== “firre, n.2”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. == Swedish == === Etymology === Derived from fisk (“fish”) by a colloquial formation changing certain /s/ consonant clusters into -rr-. Compare flaska > flarra (“bottle”) and smaskig > smarrig (“yummy, tasty”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /²fɪrɛ/ === Noun === firre c (colloquial) fish Synonym: fisk Vilken fin firre du fick! ― What a nice fish you got! ==== Declension ==== === References === firre in Svensk ordbok (SO) Per Ledin (28 March 2013), “Glad pårre igen!”, in På svenska‎[1] (Blog), archived from the original on 26 September 2020 == Traveller Norwegian == === Noun === firre a fish === See also === firre makjo