fjøra

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• fjøren

Noun

fjøra m or f

1. definite feminine singular of fjør
2. definite feminine singular of fjøre

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From the noun fjør (“feather”) +‎ -a.

Verb

fjøra (present tense fjørar, past tense fjøra, past participle fjøra, passive infinitive fjørast, present participle fjørande, imperative fjøra/fjør)

1. to clothe or cover with feathers
2. (reflexive) to become vivacious
3. (intransitive) to be elastic or yielding

Alternative forms

• fjøre (e-infinitive)

Derived terms

• fjøring f

Etymology 2

From Old Norse fjara (“to ebb, flow back”).

Noun

fjøra f (definite singular fjøra, indefinite plural fjører or fjøror, definite plural fjørene or fjørone)

1. (pre-2012) alternative form of fjøre
2. definite singular of fjøre

Verb

fjøra (present tense fjørar, past tense fjøra, past participle fjøra, passive infinitive fjørast, present participle fjørande, imperative fjøra/fjør)

1. Alternative form of fjøre

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

fjøra f

1. definite singular of fjør

References

• “fjøra” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.