syren

syren (plural syrens)

1. Obsolete form of siren.
   • 1874, John Tyndall, On the Atmosphere as a Vehicle of Sound, page 221:

     On many other days we had illustrations of the varying comparative power of the syren and the guns.

   • 1889 August 31, Jerome [pseudonym], “Lloyd Bryce’s New Book [Romance of an Alter Ego]. Its Occult Features and Literary Skill Create a Sensation.”, in The Dayton Daily Herald, volume XII, number 30, Dayton, Oh., →OCLC, part 2nd, page [3], column 4:

     [H]e, like a fool, lingers about and and watches her, then falls in love with the syren, only to find that she dislikes him and will have none of his protestations.

• NYers, Nerys, reyns, yerns

syren

1. definite singular of syre

syren c (singular definite syrenen, plural indefinite syrener)

1. lilac (flower)

• “syren” in Den Danske Ordbog

• syra f

syren m

1. definite masculine singular of syre

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɘ.rɛn/
• Rhymes: -ɘrɛn
• Syllabification: sy‧ren

syren f

1. genitive plural of syrena

Derived from Latin syringa, from syrinx, from Ancient Greek σῦριγξ (sûrinx), likely due to the hollow branches of the plant. Cognate of Danish syren.

syren c

1. lilac, in particular Syringa vulgaris

• mellan hägg och syren

• syren in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• syren in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• syren in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)