fyre

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”).

• IPA^(key): /fyːrə/, [ˈfyːɐ]

fyre (imperative fyr, infinitive at fyre, present tense fyrer, past tense fyrede, perfect tense har fyret)

1. to sack
2. to fire

fyre c

1. indefinite plural of fyr

• “fyre” in Den Danske Ordbog

From Old Norse fjórir, from Proto-Germanic *fedwōr.

fyre

1. four

From Middle Low German firen.

fyre (imperative fyr, present tense fyrer, passive fyres, simple past fyrte, past participle fyrt, present participle fyrende)

1. to fire (supply a fire with fuel)
2. to fire (bake in a kiln)
3. fyre (opp) - to light (a fire)
4. fyre (av) - to fire (a shot, rocket etc.)

• avfyre
• kullfyrt
• oljefyrt

• “fyre” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

From Middle Low German firen.

• fyra

• IPA^(key): /²fyːrə/

fyre (present tense fyrer, past tense fyrte, past participle fyrt, passive infinitive fyrast, present participle fyrande, imperative fyr)

1. to fire (supply a fire with fuel)
2. to fire (bake in a kiln)
3. fyre (opp) - to light (a fire)
4. fyre (av) - to fire (a shot, rocket etc.)
5. (slang) to drink copious amounts of alcohol in a party setting

• oljefyrt

fyre

1. (pre-1938) alternative form of føre

• “fyre” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

fȳre

1. dative singular of fȳr

• IPA^(key): /ˈfʌjər/

fyre (plural fyres)

1. (Southern Scots) fire

May also be spelt feier.