firon

Old Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin fērior.

Verb

fīron

1. to rest, to take a day off
2. to celebrate

Inflection

Conjugation of fīron (weak class 2)

infinitive	fīron
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	fīro, fīron	fīroda
2nd person singular	fīros, fīrost	fīrodos
3rd person singular	fīrot	fīroda
1st person plural	fīron	fīrodun
2nd person plural	fīrot	fīrodut
3rd person plural	fīront	fīrodun
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	fīro	fīrodi
2nd person singular	fīros, fīrost	fīrodis
3rd person singular	fīro	fīrodi
1st person plural	fīron	fīrodin
2nd person plural	fīrot	fīrodit
3rd person plural	fīron	fīrodin
imperative	present
singular	fīro
plural	fīrot
participle	present	past
	fīrondi	fīrot, gifīrot

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: vieren
  • Dutch: vieren
  • Limburgish: vere, vieëre
  • → English: veer

Further reading

• “fīron”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012