fjøre

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse fjara.

Noun

fjøre f or m (definite singular fjøra or fjøren, indefinite plural fjører, definite plural fjørene)

1. alternative form of fjære

References

• “fjøre” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse fjara (“to ebb, flow back”) (oblique case fjǫru). Compare with Faroese fjøra and fjara, and Icelandic fjara.

Noun

fjøre f (definite singular fjøra, indefinite plural fjører, definite plural fjørene)

1. low tide, ebb, ebb tide

   Synonyms: ebbe, lågvatn

   Antonyms: flod, høgvatn

2. (hydrology) intertidal zone, foreshore

   Synonym: strand

Alternative forms

• fjøra, fjæra (pre-2012)
• fjuru, fjøru (Midlandsnormalen)
• fjære
• fjera, fyru (dialectal)

Derived terms

• fjøredus n
• fjøreknapp m
• fjørekoll m
• fjøremakk m, fjøremark m
• fjøremål n
• fjørepist m
• fjøreplyt m, fjøreplytt
• fjøresand m
• fjøreskit m
• fjørestein m
• flod og fjøre
• gjøfjøre f
• tangfjøre f
• utfjøre f

Verb

fjøre (present tense fjørar, past tense fjøra, past participle fjøra, passive infinitive fjørast, present participle fjørande, imperative fjøre/fjør)

1. (hydrology, intransitive) to ebb, flow back

Alternative forms

• fjæra, fjære, fjøra

See also

• tjøre (for its similarities)

Etymology 2

From the noun fjør f (“feather, spring”).

Verb

fjøre (present tense fjørar, past tense fjøra, past participle fjøra, passive infinitive fjørast, present participle fjørande, imperative fjøre/fjør)

1. (transitive or ergative) to clothe or cover with feathers
2. (reflexive) to become vivacious
3. (intransitive) to be elastic or yielding

Alternative forms

• fjøre (e-infinitive)

Derived terms

• fjøring f

References

• “fjøre” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.