vaier

From Middle High German viur, from Old High German fiur, from Proto-West Germanic *fuir, from Proto-Germanic *fōr (“fire”). Cognate with German Feuer, English fire.

vaier n

1. fire

From English wire.

• wire

vaier m (definite singular vaieren, indefinite plural vaiere or vaire or vairer, definite plural vaierne or vairene)

1. a wire rope or steel cable

• ståltau

vaier

1. present of vaie

• “vaier” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

• wire

From English wire.

vaier m (definite singular vaieren, indefinite plural vaierar, definite plural vaierane)

1. a wire rope or steel cable

• ståltau

• “vaier” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Back-formation from văiera

vaier n (plural vaiere)

1. wailing