yrja

Old Norse

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *uzjǭ.

Noun

yrja f

  1. fire

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Norwegian: -yrja f
  • ⇒ Norwegian: mørje (in ildmørje (“glowing ash”, literally “fire-'mørje'”), via eimørje)
  • Old Swedish: øria f (in askøria, asko øria (“embers”, literally “ash-'øria' = ash-fire?”))
    • Swedish: (dialectal) örja
    • ⇒ Swedish: mörja (in askmörja (“crushed embers”, literally “ash-'mörja'”), descendant of askøria via eimyrja)
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