fure

F4U1R1E1
/fjʊɹ/

verb

To lead.

“So far as his labor and his wisdom fures.”

OriginDanish føre ← Proto-Germanic *fōrijaną →
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Meanings

verbfure (third-person singular simple present fures, present participle furing, simple past and past participle fured)

present singular third person fures · participle present furing · participle past fured · past fured · alternative fur · alternative fuir · alternative four · alternative fwir · alternative fuyr

  1. Northern EnglandScotlandobsoleteTo lead.

    So far as his labor and his wisdom fures.

    1 more example

    To his master, the Kings Majesty or General, that fures or leads the war.

    1637, Monro Expedition
  2. Northern EnglandScotlandobsoleteTo carry, bear, convey, transport.

    No goods should be fured upon the over-loft of the ships.

Origin

  1. Proto-Germanic*fōrijaną
  2. Danishføre
  3. Englishfure

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”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with fure

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Chicago

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