fyr-brand
Middle English
Alternative forms
- firbrond, fir brond, fire brand, fire-brand, fire bronde, fyrbrond, fyr brond, fyrebrand
- feer-brond, ferbrond (East Anglia)
- furbrond, fuyrbrond (West Midlands)
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfiːr.brand/, /ˈfiːr.braːnd/
- (from OE brond) IPA(key): /ˈfiːr.brɔnd/, /ˈfiːr.brɔːnd/
Noun
fyr-brand (plural fyr-brandes)
- firestarter (that which starts a fire)
- (rare) torch (lit stick)
- (rare) fuel (substance powering fire)
Descendants
- English: firebrand
References
- “fīr-brō̆nd, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.