fireth

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A form of fire — A (usually self-sustaining) chemical reaction involving the bonding of oxygen with carbon or other fuel, with the production of heat and the presence of flame or smouldering.

OriginEnglish fire ← Middle English fyr ← Old English fȳr →
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Meanings

verb
  1. archaicindicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of fire

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*péh₂wr̥
  2. Proto-Germanic*fōr
  3. Proto-West Germanic*fuir
  4. Old Englishfȳr
  5. Middle Englishfyr
  6. Englishfire
  7. Englishfireth

From fire + -eth.

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APA

fireth. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fireth

MLA

“fireth.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fireth. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fireth,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fireth.

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