fjör
Icelandic edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse fjǫr, from Proto-Germanic *ferhwą, *ferhwō.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
fjör n (genitive singular fjörs, no plural)
Usage notes edit
- Especially frequent in alliterative phrases such as eiga fótum fjör að launa.
Declension edit
declension of fjör
Synonyms edit
- (vitality): lífsafl, lífsþróttur, lífsfjör
- (merriment): gleðskapur
- (life): líf
Derived terms edit
- 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
- í fullu fjöri
- meðfætt fjörleysi (debilitas neonatorum)
- viðbragðafjör (erethism)
Old Norse edit
Noun edit
fjör ?
- Alternative form of fjǫr