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firre

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Middle English

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firre

Etymology 1

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From Old English fyrh, furh, from Proto-West Germanic *furhu, from Proto-Germanic *furhō. Alternatively from Old Norse fýri, from the same Proto-Germanic source.

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈfir(ə)/, /ˈfɛr(ə)/

Noun

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firre

  1. fir (Abies spp.)
  2. fir wood
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Descendants
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  • English: fir
  • Scots: fir
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Etymology 2

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From firse, the -s being taken as the plural ending.

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Noun

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firre (plural ferse)

  1. (Late Middle English) furze, gorse.
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Swedish

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Etymology

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Derived from fisk (fish) by a colloquial formation changing certain /s/ consonant clusters into -rr-. Compare flaska > flarra (bottle) and smaskig > smarrig (yummy, tasty).

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Noun

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firre c

  1. (colloquial) fish
    Synonym: fisk
    Vilken fin firre du fick!What a nice fish you got!

Declension

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Declension of firre
nominative genitive
singular indefinite firre firres
definite firren firrens
plural indefinite firrar firrars
definite firrarna firrarnas

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Traveller Norwegian

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Noun

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firre

  1. a fish

See also

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