ember

[em-ber] /ˈɛm bər/

noun

a small live piece of coal, wood, etc., as in a dying fire.

embers, the smoldering remains of a fire.

Origin

before 1000; Middle English eemer, emeri, Old English ǣmerge, ǣmyrie (cognate with Old Norse eimyrja, Old High German eimuria), equivalent to ǣm- (cognate with Old Norse eimr steam) + -erge, -yrie, akin to Old English ys(e)le ember, Latin ūrere to burn

Examples from the web for ember

There is no indication that a single ember of any tribe died as a result of this single action.
Now the fire is but smoke and ember, the neon anemic, the dragon feeble and more of shadow than of substance.
Amidst the ashes of the dot coms, one ember of the computing economy remains red hot: bioinformatics.
ember has consistently gained weight over the last month.
The site also should be downwind from the sleeping area to prevent catching a tent or sleeping bag on fire from a spark or ember.
List for a transplant procedure for which ember has not received approved program status.
All exterior vents designed to prevent ember intrusion.

British Dictionary definitions for ember

ember

/ˈɛmbə/

noun

a glowing or smouldering piece of coal or wood, as in a dying fire

the fading remains of a past emotion: the embers of his love

Word Origin

Old English ǣmyrge; related to Old Norse eimyrja ember, eimr smoke, Old High German eimuria ember

Word Origin and History for ember

Old English æmerge "ember," merged with or influenced by Old Norse eimyrja, both from Proto-Germanic *aim-uzjon- "ashes" (cf. Middle Low German emere, Old High German eimuria, German Ammern); a compound from *aima- "ashes" (from PIE root *ai- "to burn;" see edifice) + *uzjo- "to burn" (from PIE root *eus- "to burn;" cf. Latin urere "to burn, singe"). The -b- is intrusive.