yrja

Old Norse

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *uzjǭ.

Noun

yrja f

1. fire

Derived terms

• eimyrja f (“embers”)

Descendants

• Norwegian: -yrja f
• ⇒ Norwegian: mørje (in ildmørje (“glowing ash”, literally “fire-'mørje'”), via eimørje)
• Old Swedish: øria f (in askøria, asko øria (“embers”, literally “ash-'øria' = ash-fire?”))
  • Swedish: (dialectal) örja
  • ⇒ Swedish: mörja (in askmörja (“crushed embers”, literally “ash-'mörja'”), descendant of askøria via eimyrja)