wilde fyr

Old English

Alternative forms
  • ƿilde fȳr (wynn spelling)

Etymology

From West Germanic *wildī fuïr /ˈwil.diː fu.ir/. Cognate with Old Frisian *wilde fiur (West Frisian wyldfjoer), Old High German *wildi fiur (Middle High German wilde fiur). Compare Icelandic villieldur, which is formed similarly.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈwilde fyːr/

Noun

wilde fȳr n

  1. wildfire

Declension

See wilde and fȳr.

Descendants
  • English: wildfire
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