fyrian

Old English

Etymology

From fȳr (“fire”) +‎ -ian. Cognate with Old Frisian fioria (“to light a fire”), Old High German fiuren (“to ignite, set on fire”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfyː.ri.ɑn/

Verb

fȳrian

1. to make a fire, give warmth, to cherish

Conjugation

Conjugation of fȳrian (weak, class 2)

infinitive	fȳrian	fȳrienne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	fȳriġe	fȳrode
second person singular	fȳrast	fȳrodest
third person singular	fȳraþ	fȳrode
plural	fȳriaþ	fȳrodon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	fȳriġe	fȳrode
plural	fȳriġen	fȳroden
imperative
singular	fȳra
plural	fȳriaþ
participle	present	past
	fȳriende	(ġe)fȳrod

References

• Joseph Bosworth; T. Northcote Toller (1898), “fȳrian”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.