"fyr" meaning in Middle English

See fyr in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /fiːr/
Etymology: From Old English fȳr, from Proto-West Germanic *fuir, from Proto-Germanic *fōr. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|fȳr}} Old English fȳr, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*fuir}} Proto-West Germanic *fuir, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*fōr}} Proto-Germanic *fōr Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} fyr, {{enm-noun|-}} fyr (uncountable)
  1. fire Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Fire Synonyms: fier, vir, fer, fur Derived forms: fyr-brand, fyry
    Sense id: en-fyr-enm-noun-3J8osS3R Disambiguation of Fire: 94 6 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 79 21
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Head templates: {{head|enm|noun}} fyr
  1. Alternative form of firre Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: firre
    Sense id: en-fyr-enm-noun-MYDfUJt9
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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    },
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    },
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          "word": "fer"
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          "word": "fur"
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  "pos": "noun",
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