See fyr in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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{
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{
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"form": "fyrarna",
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"word": "fyrtorn"
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{
"_dis1": "0 0",
"word": "fyrvaktare"
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{
"_dis1": "0 0",
"word": "sätta fyr på"
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{
"_dis1": "0 0",
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"ref": "1928, Riksdagens protokoll vid lagtima riksmötet, page 134:",
"text": "Fyrarna kunde förses med ledande lysvinklar och medelt kabelanslutning erhålla elektrisk energi för drift av såväl fyr- som mistsignalapparater.",
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}
],
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],
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],
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{
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"english": "set fire to the wood",
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},
{
"english": "get the wood burning",
"text": "få veden att ta fyr",
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[
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"fire"
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"(in some expressions) fire (especially when used for heating)"
],
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],
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{
"word": "eld"
}
],
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]
}
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"ipa": "/fyːr/"
},
{
"rhymes": "-yːr"
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{
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"form": "fyr",
"source": "declension",
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"form": "fyrs",
"source": "declension",
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"source": "declension",
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"source": "declension",
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"definite",
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"source": "declension",
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"indefinite",
"nominative",
"plural"
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"source": "declension",
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"indefinite",
"plural"
]
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{
"form": "fyrarna",
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"definite",
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"plural"
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},
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"plural"
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"ref": "1981, “Luffarvisan [The tramp song]”, Astrid Lindgren (lyrics), Gösta Linderholm (music)performed by Allan Edwall, Erik Lindgren:",
"text": "Se på luffarn [luffaren] som går här på vägen.\nSe på luffarn [luffaren], Guds lille fyr.\nSå snart som det blir vår\ngår han ut och går\nför att söka sig äventyr.",
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{
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"ref": "1928, Riksdagens protokoll vid lagtima riksmötet, page 134:",
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{
"english": "get the wood burning",
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"(in some expressions) fire (especially when used for heating)"
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],
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}
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