fjör

See also: fjor, fjoer, fjór, fjǫr, and fjør

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse fjǫr, from Proto-Germanic *ferhwą, *ferhwō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fjœːr/

  Rhymes: -œːr

Noun

fjör n (genitive singular fjörs, no plural)

1. vitality, sprightliness, vigour, energy ^syn.
2. fun, merriment ^syn.
3. life ^syn.

Usage notes

• Especially frequent in alliterative phrases such as eiga fótum fjör að launa.

Declension

declension of fjör

n-s	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	fjör	fjörið
accusative	fjör	fjörið
dative	fjöri	fjörinu
genitive	fjörs	fjörsins

Synonyms

• (vitality): ^def. lífsafl, lífsþróttur, lífsfjör
• (merriment): ^def. gleðskapur
• (life): ^def. líf

Derived terms

Terms derived from fjör

• eiga fótum fjör að launa
• fjörbrot (synonyms helstríð, dauðastríð; a death struggle)
• fjörefni (synonyms vítamín; vitamin)
• fjöregg
• fjörfiskur

• fjörga
• fjörga (synonyms lífga; vitalize)
• fjörgamall
• fjörlegur

• fjörugur
• meðfætt fjörleysi (debilitas neonatorum)
• viðbragðafjör (erethism)
• í fullu fjöri

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Old Norse

Noun

fjör ?

1. Alternative form of fjǫr