fœri

See also: fore, föri, føri, færi, and fore-

Old Norse

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *fōriją.

Noun

fœri n (genitive fœris)

1. opportunity, chance
2. (fishing) line and tackle

Declension

  Declension of fœri (strong ija-stem)

neuter	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	fœri	fœrit	fœri	fœrin
accusative	fœri	fœrit	fœri	fœrin
dative	fœri	fœrinu	fœrum	fœrunum
genitive	fœris	fœrisins	fœra	fœranna

Descendants

• Icelandic: færi
• Faroese: føri
• Norwegian Nynorsk: føre
• Swedish: före
• Danish: føre
• Norwegian Bokmål: føre

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

fœri

1. inflection of fœra:
   1. first-person singular indicative present
   2. third-person singular/plural subjunctive present