fjǫrðr
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *ferþuz, from Proto-Indo-European *pértus. Related to fara (“to go, travel”) and ferð (“journey, trip”).
Noun
fjǫrðr m (genitive fjarðar, dative firði, plural firðir)
- firth, fjord
Declension
Declension of fjǫrðr (strong u-stem)
| masculine | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | fjǫrðr | fjǫrðrinn | firðir | firðirnir |
| accusative | fjǫrð | fjǫrðinn | fjǫrðu | fjǫrðuna |
| dative | firði | firðinum | fjǫrðum | fjǫrðunum |
| genitive | fjarðar | fjarðarins | fjarða | fjarðanna |
Descendants
- Icelandic: fjörður
- Faroese: fjørður
- Norn: fjord
- Norwegian: fjord (see there for further descendants)
- Old Swedish: fiordher, fiærdher
- Swedish: fjärd, fjord
- Old Danish: fiorth
- Danish: fjord
- Westrobothnian: fjahl
- Gutnish: fjäd
- → Middle English: [Term?]
- Scots: firth
- → English: firth
- Scots: firth