fjör
See also: fjor, fjoer, fjór, fjǫr, and fjør
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse fjǫr, from Proto-Germanic *ferhwą, *ferhwō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fjœːr/
- Rhymes: -œːr
Noun
fjör n (genitive singular fjörs, no plural)
- vitality, sprightliness, vigour, energy
- fun, merriment
- life
Usage notes
- Especially frequent in alliterative phrases such as eiga fótum fjör að launa.
Declension
declension of fjör
| n-s | singular | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | fjör | fjörið |
| accusative | fjör | fjörið |
| dative | fjöri | fjörinu |
| genitive | fjörs | fjörsins |
Synonyms
- (vitality): lífsafl, lífsþróttur, lífsfjör
- (merriment): gleðskapur
- (life): líf
Derived terms
- eiga fótum fjör að launa
- fjörbrot (synonyms helstríð, dauðastríð; a death struggle)
- fjörefni (synonyms vítamín; vitamin)
- fjöregg
- fjörfiskur
- fjörga
- fjörgamall
- fjörga (synonyms lífga; vitalize)
- fjörlegur
- fjörugur
- í fullu fjöri
- meðfætt fjörleysi (debilitas neonatorum)
- viðbragðafjör (erethism)
Old Norse
Noun
fjör ?
- Alternative form of fjǫr