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vuren.

to fire, to shoot (a weapon)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈvy.rə(n)/[ˈvyːrə(n)]
  1. to fire, to shoot (a weapon)

    intransitive
    De soldaten vuurden hun geweren.
    Hij vuurde een waarschuwingsschot af.
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch vuren (“to set on fire”), from Old Dutch *fiuron. Equivalent to vuur + -en.

adj/ˈvy.rə(n)/[ˈvyːrə(n)]
  1. made of the wood of the Norway spruce

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch vurin, from Old Dutch *furīn, from Proto-Germanic *furhīnaz, from *furhō.

noun/ˈvy.rə(n)/[ˈvyːrə(n)]
  1. wood of the Norway spruce (Picea abies)

    neuter · no-diminutive · uncountable
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Substantivization of the adjective vuren.

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