fjáður
Icelandic edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse *féaðr, whence also Faroese fíggjaður; derived from fé + -aðr (equivalent to modern Icelandic fé + -aður).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
fjáður (comparative fjáðari, superlative fjáðastur)
- wealthy, having plenty of money
- (with adverbial qualifiers such as vel (“well”) or illa (“badly”)) of such and such means
- vel fjáður ― well-to-do
- illa fjáður ― of meager means
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References edit
- “fjáður” in: Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans. (Available on Málið.is under the “Eldra mál” tab.)