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fyrs

Pronunciation: /fyrs/

“fyrs” is an Old English word. Its 2 meanings in English:

noun

  1. furze, gorse
  2. buckthorn

Etymology

Uncertain; thought to be related to Ancient Greek πῡρός (pūrós, “wheat”) via Proto-Indo-European *puHrós or similar, and/or to fȳr (“fire”).

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