fyren

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

fyren m

1. definite singular of fyr (etymologies 1 & 2)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

fyren m

1. definite singular of fyr

Old English

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *fuirīn. Equivalent to fȳr +‎ -en.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈfyː.ren/

Adjective

fȳren

1. fiery
   • Blickling Homilies, "The Third Sunday in Lent"

     Sē mæsseprēost sē þe biþ tō læt þæt hē þæt dēofol of menn ādrīfe, hē biþ ġeteald tō þǣre fȳrenan ēa and tō þām īrenan hōce.

     Priests who are too slow at performing exorcisms will be condemned to the lake of fire and the iron hook.

   • late 9th century, translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History

     Man ġeseah swelċe ān fȳren hring norðan cōme.

     It looked like a ring of fire was coming from the north.

   • Finnesburg Fragment

     Sweordlēoma stōd, swelċe eall Finnes burg fȳrenu wǣre.

     Swords flashed, as if Finn's entire castle was on fire.

   • Blickling Homilies, "The Dedication of St. Michael's Church"

     Þā līeġeta flugon swelċe fȳrena strǣla.

     The lightning bolts fell like flaming arrows.

Declension

Declension of fȳren — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	fȳren	fȳrenu, fȳrnu, fȳreno, fȳrno	fȳren
Accusative	fȳrenne	fȳrene, fȳrne	fȳren
Genitive	fȳrenes, fȳrnes	fȳrenre	fȳrenes, fȳrnes
Dative	fȳrenum, fȳrnum	fȳrenre	fȳrenum, fȳrnum
Instrumental	fȳrene, fȳrne	fȳrenre	fȳrene, fȳrne
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	fȳrene, fȳrne	fȳrena, fȳrna, fȳrene, fȳrne	fȳrenu, fȳrnu, fȳreno, fȳrno
Accusative	fȳrene, fȳrne	fȳrena, fȳrna, fȳrene, fȳrne	fȳrenu, fȳrnu, fȳreno, fȳrno
Genitive	fȳrenra	fȳrenra	fȳrenra
Dative	fȳrenum, fȳrnum	fȳrenum, fȳrnum	fȳrenum, fȳrnum
Instrumental	fȳrenum, fȳrnum	fȳrenum, fȳrnum	fȳrenum, fȳrnum

Declension of fȳren — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	fȳrena, fȳrna	fȳrene, fȳrne	fȳrene, fȳrne
Accusative	fȳrenan, fȳrnan	fȳrenan, fȳrnan	fȳrene, fȳrne
Genitive	fȳrenan, fȳrnan	fȳrenan, fȳrnan	fȳrenan, fȳrnan
Dative	fȳrenan, fȳrnan	fȳrenan, fȳrnan	fȳrenan, fȳrnan
Instrumental	fȳrenan, fȳrnan	fȳrenan, fȳrnan	fȳrenan, fȳrnan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	fȳrenan, fȳrnan	fȳrenan, fȳrnan	fȳrenan, fȳrnan
Accusative	fȳrenan, fȳrnan	fȳrenan, fȳrnan	fȳrenan, fȳrnan
Genitive	fȳrenra, fȳrenena, fȳrnena	fȳrenra, fȳrenena, fȳrnena	fȳrenra, fȳrenena, fȳrnena
Dative	fȳrenum, fȳrnum	fȳrenum, fȳrnum	fȳrenum, fȳrnum
Instrumental	fȳrenum, fȳrnum	fȳrenum, fȳrnum	fȳrenum, fȳrnum

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *firinō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfy.ren/

Noun

fyren f

1. Alternative form of firen

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	fyren	fyrena, fyrene
accusative	fyrene	fyrena, fyrene
genitive	fyrene	fyrena
dative	fyrene	fyrenum

Swedish

Noun

fyren

1. definite singular of fyr