fyr-brand

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === firbrond, fir brond, fire brand, fire-brand, fire bronde, fyrbrond, fyr brond, fyrebrand feer-brond, ferbrond (East Anglia) furbrond, fuyrbrond (West Midland) === Etymology === From fyr (“fire”) +‎ brand. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfiːr.brand/, /ˈfiːr.braːnd/ (from OE brond) IPA(key): /ˈfiːr.brɔnd/, /ˈfiːr.brɔːnd/ === Noun === fyr-brand (plural fyr-brandes) firestarter (that which starts a fire) (rare) torch (lit stick) (rare) fuel (substance powering fire) ==== Descendants ==== English: firebrand ==== References ==== “fīr-brō̆nd, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.