fyr.
guy, bloke
Meaning & usage
guy, bloke
Han er en merkelig fyr
Sjekk den fyren der
Where this word comes from
Probably a shortening of the Low German firburs, meaning a full-fledged craftsman who is unemployed.
lighthouse, beacon
Fyret har stått der siden 1800-tallet.
Where this word comes from
As for Etymology 2.
the presence of fire
Å sette fyr på noe
Skogen tok fyr
furnace room, boiler room, stokehold
Jeg har jobbet i fyren hele dagen
Where this word comes from
From Old Norse fýrr, cognate with its Nordic equivalents, Old Frisian fiur, Old Saxon fiur, Dutch vuur, Old High German fiur, German Feuer and English fire. Believed to ultimately stem from Proto-Germanic *fōr, and Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥, which also is the origin of Greek πυρ (pyr).
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