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
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