"firas" meaning in Old English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈfiːrɑs/
Etymology: From Proto-Germanic *firhwijaz (“living being, person”), from Proto-Germanic *ferhuz (“life, body”). Cognate with Old Saxon fīrihos, Old Norse fírar. Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*firhwijaz||living being, person}} Proto-Germanic *firhwijaz (“living being, person”), {{der|ang|gem-pro|*ferhuz||life, body}} Proto-Germanic *ferhuz (“life, body”), {{cog|osx|fīrihos}} Old Saxon fīrihos, {{cog|non|fírar}} Old Norse fírar Head templates: {{head|ang|noun|plural only|g=m-p|head=fīras}} fīras m pl (plural only) Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-a-m|fīr|num=pl}}, {{ang-decl-noun|fīr|fīras|fīr|fīras|fīres|fīra|fīre|fīrum|num=pl|title=|type=strong a-stem}} Forms: fīras [canonical, masculine, plural], strong [table-tags], - [nominative, singular], fīras [nominative, plural], - [accusative, singular], fīras [accusative, plural], - [genitive, singular], fīra [genitive, plural], - [dative, singular], fīrum [dative, plural]
  1. (poetic) men, humans Tags: plural, plural-only, poetic
    Sense id: en-firas-ang-noun-HPLugiCH Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Old English pluralia tantum, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 24 24 26 24 1 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 24 26 24 1 1
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        {
          "english": "Wealth is a comfort for all mankind...",
          "text": "The Old English rune poem\nᚠ byþ frōfur fīra ġehwylċum...",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
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          "humans"
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfiːrɑs/"
    }
  ],
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      "tags": [
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        {
          "english": "Wealth is a comfort for all mankind...",
          "text": "The Old English rune poem\nᚠ byþ frōfur fīra ġehwylċum...",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfiːrɑs/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "firas"
}

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