How do you pronounce fure?

The recorded pronunciation is /fjʊɹ/.

fure

/fjʊɹ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.21 in modern English

Syllables: fure
IPA: /fjʊɹ/

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Meaning

verb

To lead.

Obsolete

verb

To carry, bear, convey, transport.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"So far as his labor and his wisdom fures."
"To his master, the Kings Majesty or General, that fures or leads the war."
"No goods should be fured upon the over-loft of the ships."

Etymology

From Danish føre, from Proto-Germanic *fōrijaną. Cognate with Dutch voeren (“to lead”), Low German fören (“to lead”), German führen (“to lead”), Luxembourgish féieren (“to lead”), Icelandic færa (“to move, carry, convey”), Faroese føra (“to lead, carry”), Swedish föra (“to lead, guide, steer, direct”), Danish føre (“to lead”), Norwegian Bokmål føre (“to lead”).

Origin

Source language: Danish

Word Breakdown

Root: føre, *fōrijaną

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

fures (present, singular) furing (participle, present) fured (participle, past) fured (past) fur (alternative) fuir (alternative) four (alternative) fwir (alternative) fuyr (alternative)

Rhymes With

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