fyre

• IPA^(key): /fyːrə/, [ˈfyːɐ]

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”).

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

1. to sack
2. to fire

• opsige
• afskedige

• fyring
• fyreseddel

From Middle Low German vuren

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

1. to light, fire up (to keep a fire going)
2. to shoot (weapon)

   Synonym: skyde

3. (colloquial) to smoke weed

• fyring
• gasfyring
• kulfyring
• oliefyret
• fyringsanlæg

fyre c

1. indefinite plural of fyr

• “fyre” in Den Danske Ordbog

fyre

1. alternative form of firre

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.