Ember Definition

ĕmbər

embers

noun

embers

A glowing piece of coal, wood, etc. from a fire; esp., such a piece smoldering among ashes.

Webster's New World

The smoldering remains of a fire.

Webster's New World

Synonyms:

Synonyms:
coal
slag
cinder
brand
ash

adjective

Designating or of three days (Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday) set aside for prayer and fasting in a specified week of each of the four seasons of the year in various Christian churches.

Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Ember

Noun

Singular:

ember

Plural:

embers

Origin of Ember

From Old English ǣmyrge, from Proto-Germanic *aim-uzjon; see also Swedish mörja (“embers”), Danish emmer, Old High German eimuria (“pyre”); the b is intrusive and was added in English for ease of pronunciation when the vowel of the second syllable (y) disappeared; from Proto-Germanic *aima (“ashes”), ultimately from two Proto-Indo-European roots meaning "to burn:" *h₂eidʰ- ‘burn; fire’ - (compare Old High German eit (“funeral pile”), Welsh aidd (“zeal, heat”), Old Irish aed (“fire”), Sanskrit इन्ध (indha, “burst into flames”), Ancient Greek αιτηειν (aitēein, “to burn”); and *uzjo (“to burn”), from *eus (“to burn”); see also Latin urere (“to singe, burn”).

From Wiktionary
Middle English embre from Old English ǣmerge

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Middle English ymber (“running around, circuit”)

From Wiktionary