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fyr.

a (happy) fellow, a chap

3 characters1 syllables approx.Svenska language

Meaning & usage

noun/fyːr/
  1. a (happy) fellow, a chap

    common-gender
Where this word comes from

Probably a shortening of the Low German firburs, meaning an unemployed craftsman.

noun/fyːr/
  1. a lighthouse

    common-gender
  2. fire (especially when used for heating)

    common-gender
    sätta fyr på veden
    få veden att ta fyr
Where this word comes from

From Old Norse fúrr, fýr, fýrir, funi, from Proto-Germanic *fōr, from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂wṓr, earlier *péh₂wōr, collective of *péh₂wr̥.

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