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)

1. vitality, sprightliness, vigour, energy

   Synonyms: lífsafl, lífsþróttur, lífsfjör

2. fun, merriment

   Synonym: gleðskapur

3. life

   Synonym: líf

Usage notes

• Especially frequent in alliterative phrases such as eiga fótum fjör að launa.

Declension

Declension of fjör (sg-only neuter)

	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	fjör	fjörið
accusative	fjör	fjörið
dative	fjöri	fjörinu
genitive	fjörs	fjörsins

Derived terms

• eiga fótum fjör að launa
• fjörbrot (synonyms helstríð, dauðastríð; a death struggle)
• fjörefni (synonyms vítamín; vitamin)
• fjöregg
• fjörfiskur
• fjörga
• fjörga (synonyms lífga; vitalize)
• fjörgamall
• fjörlegur
• fjörugur
• í fullu fjöri
• meðfætt fjörleysi (“debilitas neonatorum”)
• viðbragðafjör (“erethism”)

 

Old Norse

Noun

fjör ?

1. Alternative form of fjǫr