fiðri

Icelandic

Noun

fiðri

  1. indefinite dative singular of fiður

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *fiþriją n, from *feþrō f (“feather”). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *peth₂- (“to fly”).

Noun

fiðri n (genitive fiðris)

  1. plumage, feathers

Declension

Declension of fiðri (strong ija-stem)
neuter singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative fiðri fiðrit fiðri fiðrin
accusative fiðri fiðrit fiðri fiðrin
dative fiðri fiðrinu fiðrum fiðrunum
genitive fiðris fiðrisins fiðra fiðranna

Derived terms

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “fiðri”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 136; also available at the Internet Archive
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