fjær
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old Norse fjǫðr, from Proto-Germanic *feþrō, from Proto-Indo-European *péth₂r̥ ~ pth₂én- (“feather, wing”), from *peth₂- (“to fly”). Cognate with English feather (from Old English feþer), German Feder, German Low German Fedder.
Noun edit
fjær m or f (definite singular fjæren or fjæra, indefinite plural fjær or fjærer, definite plural fjærene)
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
fjær m or f (definite singular fjæren or fjæra, indefinite plural fjær or fjærer, definite plural fjærene)
Derived terms edit
See also edit
- fjør (Nynorsk)
References edit
- “fjær” in The Bokmål Dictionary.