fjǫrð
Old Norse edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-Germanic *ferudi (“last year”), from Proto-Indo-European *peruti (“last year”, literally “on the other side of a year”). Related to obsolete German fert (“last year”). Cognates include Sanskrit परुत् (parut, “last year”), Persian پار (pâr, “last year”), Ancient Greek πέρυσι (pérusi, “last year”), Lithuanian pernai (“last year”), Old Armenian հերու (heru, “last year”) and Old English fyrn.
Alternative forms edit
Adverb edit
fjǫrð
- last year, the past year
- fjǫrð vas hallæri mikit
- last year there was great famine
Descendants edit
- Old Norse: í fjǫrð
Etymology 2 edit
From fjǫrðr.
Noun edit
fjǫrð m