fjør

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse (í) fjorð.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fjøːɹ/

Noun

fjør n

1. only used in the adverbial phrase í fjør – yesteryear, last year

Derived terms

• (í) fjørvár (“last spring”)
• (í) fjørsummar (“last summer”)
• (í) fjørheyst (“last fall, last autumn”)
• (í) fjørvetur (“last winter”)

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Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• fjær

Etymology

From Old Norse fjǫðr (sense 1), and German Feder (sense 2)

Noun

fjør m or f (definite singular fjøren or fjøra, indefinite plural fjør or fjører, definite plural fjørene)

1. a feather
2. (technical) a spring

Derived terms

• fjørdrakt

References

• “fjør” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse fjǫðr, from Proto-Germanic *feþrō, from Proto-Indo-European *péth₂r̥ ~ pth₂én- (“feather, wing”), from *peth₂- (“to fly”). The meaning "spring" stems from German Feder. Akin to English feather.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fjøːr/

Noun

fjør f (definite singular fjøra, indefinite plural fjører, definite plural fjørene)

1. feather
2. spring (device made of flexible material)

Derived terms

• fjørball
• fjørdrakt

References

• “fjør” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.