fyre

== Danish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fyːrə/, [ˈfyːɐ] === Etymology 1 === From Middle Low German firen (“celebrate”, literally “keep free”), from Latin fērior (“to rest from work, celebrate”), but probably influenced by fur (“hard situation, e.g. from criticism”). ==== Verb ==== fyre (imperative fyr, infinitive at fyre, present tense fyrer, past tense fyrede, perfect tense fyret) to sack to fire ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Synonyms ===== opsige afskedige ===== Derived terms ===== fyring fyreseddel === Etymology 2 === From Middle Low German vuren ==== Verb ==== fyre (imperative fyr, infinitive at fyre, present tense fyrer, past tense fyrede, perfect tense fyret) to light, fire up (to keep a fire going) to shoot (weapon) Synonym: skyde (colloquial) to smoke weed ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Derived terms ===== fyring gasfyring kulfyring oliefyret fyringsanlæg ==== Noun ==== fyre c indefinite plural of fyr === References === “fyre” in Den Danske Ordbog == Middle English == === Adjective === fyre alternative form of firre == Norn == === Etymology === From Old Norse fjórir, from Proto-Germanic *fedwōr. === Numeral === fyre four == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From Middle Low German firen. === Verb === 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 ==== avfyre kullfyrt oljefyrt === References === “fyre” in The Bokmål Dictionary. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology 1 === From Middle Low German firen. ==== Alternative forms ==== fyra ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /²fyːrə/ ==== Verb ==== 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 ===== oljefyrt === Etymology 2 === ==== Preposition ==== fyre (pre-1938) alternative form of føre === References === “fyre” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Old English == === Noun === fȳre dative singular of fȳr == Scots == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfʌjər/ === Noun === fyre (plural fyres) (Southern Scots) fire ==== Usage notes ==== May also be spelt feier.