firon

Old Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin fērior.

Verb

fīron

  1. to rest, to take a day off
  2. to celebrate

Inflection

Conjugation of fīron (weak class 2)
infinitive fīron
indicative present past
1st person singular fīro, fīron fīroda
2nd person singular fīros fīrodos
3rd person singular fīrot fīroda
1st person plural fīron fīrodon
2nd person plural fīrot fīrodot
3rd person plural fīront fīrodon
subjunctive present past
1st person singular fīre fīrodi
2nd person singular fīris fīrodis
3rd person singular fīre fīrodi
1st person plural fīrin fīrodin
2nd person plural fīrit fīrodit
3rd person plural fīrin fīrodin
imperative present
singular fīro
plural fīrot
participle present past
fīrondi fīrot, gifīrot

Descendants

  • Middle Dutch: vieren
    • Dutch: vieren
    • Limburgish: vere, vieëre
    • → English: veer

Further reading

  • “fīron”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
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