firar

See also: fírar

Old Norse

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *firhwijaz (“men, people”), from Proto-Germanic *ferhuz (“body, life”). Cognate with Old English fīras, Old Saxon fīrihos, Old High German fīraha, Gothic 𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍈𐌿𐍃 (fairƕus).

Noun

firar m pl

  1. (poetic) men, people

Declension
  Declension of firar, (strong ija-stem, plural only)
masculine plural
indefinite definite
nominative firar firarnir
accusative fira firana
dative firum firunum
genitive fira firanna

References
  • firar in An Icelandic-English Dictionary, R. Cleasby and G. Vigfússon, Clarendon Press, 1874, at Internet Archive.
  • firar in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.

Swedish

Verb

firar

  1. present indicative of fira

Anagrams
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