Fúrr

Old Norse Dictionary - fúrr

Meaning of Old Norse word "fúrr" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

fúrr: m. (not furr, but with the vowel long, cp. fúrs, skúrum, Vellekla), [A. S. fŷre; Engl. fire; O. H. G. fiûr; Germ. feuer; Gr. πυρ]:—fire, only in poetry and poët. compds, never in prose, Lex. poët.; vide eldr, p. 125.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᚢᚱᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

cp.: compare.

Engl.: English.

Germ.: German.

gl.: glossary.

Gr.: Greek.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

O. H. G.: Old High German.

poët.: poetically.

S.: Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

Lex. Poët.: Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.

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