fjǫturr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *feturaz, whence also Old English feter (English fetter), Dutch veter, Old High German fezzera (obsolete German Fesser).

Noun

fjǫturr m

  1. fetter

Declension

Declension of fjǫturr (strong a-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative fjǫturr fjǫturrinn fjǫtrar fjǫtrarnir
accusative fjǫtur fjǫturinn fjǫtra fjǫtrana
dative fjǫtri fjǫtrinum fjǫtrum fjǫtrunum
genitive fjǫturs fjǫtursins fjǫtra fjǫtranna

Descendants

  • Icelandic: fjötur m
  • Faroese: fjøtur n
  • Norwegian Bokmål: fjetre f or m
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: fjetre f
  • Old Swedish: fiætur
  • Old Danish: fiætær, fiatur

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