fjǫðr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *feþrō, whence also Old English feþer (English feather), Old Saxon fethara, Old High German fedara. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *péth₂r̥ ~ pth₂én- (“feather, wing”), from *peth₂- (“to fly”).

Noun

fjǫðr f (genitive fjaðrar, plural fjaðrar)

  1. 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”)

Descendants

    • Icelandic: fjöður (“feather, fin”)
    • Faroese: fjøður
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: fjør, fjøder
      • → Norwegian Bokmål: fjør
    • Old Swedish: fiæþer
    • Old Danish: fiæthær
    • Gutnish: fjädar, fjedur

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “fjöðr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 140; also available at the Internet Archive
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