fýri
See also: fyri
Old Norse
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Germanic *furhiją (“forest of firs”), from Proto-Indo-European *perkʷ- (“tree, oak, fir”). Cognate with Old High German forst (“pine wood, pine forest”), Old English fyrhþ (“wooded country”). More at forest.
Noun
[edit]fýri n
- forest of fir trees, coniferous forest