"firie" meaning in English

See firie in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more firie [comparative], most firie [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} firie (comparative more firie, superlative most firie)
  1. Obsolete form of fiery. Tags: alt-of, obsolete Alternative form of: fiery
    Sense id: en-firie-en-adj-52x~kV7X Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Firefighting Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 67 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 47 53 Disambiguation of Firefighting: 100 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Forms: firies [plural]
Etymology: From fire + -ie. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|fire|ie}} fire + -ie Head templates: {{en-noun}} firie (plural firies)
  1. (Australia, informal) A firefighter. Tags: Australia, informal
    Sense id: en-firie-en-noun-JdGz034N Categories (other): Australian English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ie, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 67 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 47 53
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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