fjær

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• fjør

Etymology 1

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

Noun

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

1. a feather

Derived terms

Terms derived from fjær (feather)

• fjærball
• fjærdrakt

• fjærfe
• fjærlett

• fjærpenn

Etymology 2

From German Feder

Noun

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

1. a spring (mechanical device)

Derived terms

• bladfjær
• fjæring
• spiralfjær

References

• “fjær” in The Bokmål Dictionary.