Morpheme
Fi(e)r(e) [Fire, Fier]
Type
free base
Denotation
burning, combustion, flame
Etymology
Middle English fir, fyr, fier and firen, fyren, furen; Old English fȳr and fȳrian
Evidence
afire, antifire, autofire, balefire, beachfire, bonfire, brushfire, bushfire, campfire, ceasefire, centerfire, cookfire, counterfire, crossfire, dragonfire, drumfire, enfire, fierier, fieriest, fierily, fieriness, firable, firearm, fire, fireback, fireball, firebar, firebase, firebath, firebathe, firebell, firebelly, firebird, fireblast, fireboard, fireboat, firebolt, firebomb, firebote, firebox, firebrand, firebrass, firebrat, firebreak, firebreather, firebrick, firebug, firecall, firecan, firecock, firecracker, firecraft, firecrest, firecrown, fired, firedamp, firedragon, firedrake, firee, firefall, firefan, firefighter, firefighting, firefinch, firefish, firefloat, fireform, firefront, Firefox, fireground, fireguard, firehook, firehole, firehot, firehouse, firekeeper, fireland, fireless, firelet, firelight, firelike, fireline, firelit, firelock, firelog, fireman, firemaster, firepit, fireplace, firepink, fireplug, firepole, firepot, firepower, fireproof, firer, fireroom, fires, firesafe, firesand, firescreen, firescorched, fireset, fireshine, firesmoke, firesome, firestarter, firesteel, firestick, firestink, firestone, firestorm, firestriker, firestudio, firesuit, firetail, firetender, fireteam, firethorn, firethroat, firetop, firetrap, fireward, firewarden, firewall, firewatcher, firewater, fireweed, firewheel, firewire, firewise, firewoman, firewood, firework, fireworm, flashfire, fieriness, fierily, fierier, fieriest, foxfire, frontfire, gigafire, grassfire, groundfire, housefire, megafire, misfire, outfire, overfire, paleofire, prefire, refire, retrofire, shellfire, slamfire, spitfire, spellfire, testfire, underfire, unfirable, unfired, unfiery, veldfire, watchfire, wildfire, woodfire
Notes
Fier is an archaic allomorph of Fire
