fjøra
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Alternative forms edit
Noun edit
fjøra m or f
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology 1 edit
From the noun fjør (“feather”) + -a.
Verb edit
fjøra (present tense fjørar, past tense fjøra, past participle fjøra, passive infinitive fjørast, present participle fjørande, imperative fjøra/fjør)
- to clothe or cover with feathers
- (reflexive) to become vivacious
- (intransitive) to be elastic or yielding
Alternative forms edit
- fjøre (e-infinitive)
Derived terms edit
- fjøring f
Etymology 2 edit
From Old Norse fjara (“to ebb, flow back”).
Noun edit
fjøra f (definite singular fjøra, indefinite plural fjører or fjøror, definite plural fjørene or fjørone)
Verb edit
fjøra (present tense fjørar, past tense fjøra, past participle fjøra, passive infinitive fjørast, present participle fjørande, imperative fjøra/fjør)
- Alternative form of fjøre
Etymology 3 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun edit
fjøra f
References edit
- “fjøra” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.