fyrtorr

Old English

Alternative forms
  • fȳrtor

Etymology

From fȳr (“fire”) +‎ torr (“tower”). Compare West Frisian fjoertoer, Dutch vuurtoren, Swedish fyrtorn.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈfyːrˌtorr/

Noun

fȳrtorr m

  1. lighthouse

Declension
Declension of fyrtorr (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative fȳrtorr fȳrtorras
accusative fȳrtorr fȳrtorras
genitive fȳrtorres fȳrtorra
dative fȳrtorre fȳrtorrum

Synonyms

References
  • FȲRTOR in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary
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