fjǫðr
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *feþrō, whence also Old English feþer (English feather), Old Saxon fethara, Old High German fedara (German Feder). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *péth₂r̥ ~ pth₂én- (“feather, wing”), from *peth₂- (“to fly”).
Noun
fjǫðr f (genitive fjaðrar, plural fjaðrar)
- feather
Declension
Declension of fjǫðr (strong ō-stem)
| feminine | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | fjǫðr | fjǫðrin | fjaðrar | fjaðrarnar |
| accusative | fjǫðr | fjǫðrina | fjaðrar | fjaðrarnar |
| dative | fjǫðr | fjǫðrinni | fjǫðrum | fjǫðrunum |
| genitive | fjaðrar | fjaðrarinnar | fjaðra | fjaðranna |
Derived terms
- fjaðraspjót n (“a kind of spear”)
- fjaðraðr (“feathered”)
- fjaðrbroddr m (“point of a spear-blade”)
- fjaðrhamr m (“feather-coat”)
- fjaðrlauss (“featherless”)
- fjaðrspjót n (“a kind of spear”)
- fjaðrsárr (“moulting”)
Related terms
- fiðri n (“plumage”)
Descendants
- Danish: fjer c (earlier spelling fjeder)
- Faroese: fjøður f
- Icelandic: fjöður f
- Norwegian Bokmål: fjær m or f, fjør m or f
- Norwegian Nynorsk: fjør f
- Swedish: fjäder c (Old Swedish fiæþer, fiädher)
References
- fjöðr in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.