faðirvor

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Icelandic[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Derived from the first two words to start the Icelandic version of the Lord's Prayer; faðir (father) and vor (our) where vor is an elevated and poetic word.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈfaːðɪrˌvɔːr/

Noun[edit]

faðirvor n (genitive singular faðirvors, nominative plural faðirvor)

  1. (often definite) the Lord's Prayer; the Our Father.

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