fjær

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Etymology 1[edit]

From Old Norse fjǫðr, from Proto-Germanic *feþrō, from Proto-Indo-European *péth₂r̥ ~ pth₂én- (“feather, wing”), from *peth₂- (“to fly”). Cognate with English feather (from Old English feþer), German Feder, German Low German Fedder.

Noun[edit]

fjær m or f (definite singular fjæren or fjæra, indefinite plural fjær or fjærer, definite plural fjærene)

  1. feather (of a bird)
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Etymology 2[edit]

From German Feder

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Noun[edit]

fjær m or f (definite singular fjæren or fjæra, indefinite plural fjær or fjærer, definite plural fjærene)

  1. spring (a device made of flexible material)
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