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NORWEGIAN BOKMÅL · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

fire.

four

4 characters2 syllables approx.Norsk bokmål language

Meaning & usage

num/ˈfiːrə/
  1. four

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Danish fire, from Old Norse fjórir, from Proto-Germanic *fedwōr, which see.

verb/ˈfiːrə/
  1. to slacken, ease

  2. to lower (a flag)

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Danish fire, from Middle Low German vîren, from Old French virer, of uncertain origin, but probably from Latin vībrare. If so, a doublet of vibrere. Cognate with English veer, which compare.

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