fjøra

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Noun

fjøra m or f

  1. definite feminine singular of fjør
  2. definite feminine singular of fjøre

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From the noun fjør (“feather”) +‎ -a.

Verb

fjøra (present tense fjørar, past tense fjøra, past participle fjøra, passive infinitive fjørast, present participle fjørande, imperative fjøra/fjør)

  1. to clothe or cover with feathers
  2. (reflexive) to become vivacious
  3. (intransitive) to be elastic or yielding
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Etymology 2

From Old Norse fjara (“to ebb, flow back”).

Noun

fjøra f (definite singular fjøra, indefinite plural fjører or fjøror, definite plural fjørene or fjørone)

  1. (pre-2012) alternative form of fjøre
  2. definite singular of fjøre

Verb

fjøra (present tense fjørar, past tense fjøra, past participle fjøra, passive infinitive fjørast, present participle fjørande, imperative fjøra/fjør)

  1. alternative form of fjøre

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

fjøra f

  1. definite singular of fjør

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