fǿri

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse fǿri.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [²føy̯ʷːrɪ]

Noun

fǿri n

1. (dialectal, Setesdal dialect) alternative form of føre

Old Norse

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *fōriją.

Noun

fǿri n (genitive fǿris)

1. opportunity, chance
2. (fishing) line and tackle

Declension

  Declension of fǿri (strong ija-stem)

neuter	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	fǿri	fǿrit	fǿri	fǿrin
accusative	fǿri	fǿrit	fǿri	fǿrin
dative	fǿri	fǿrinu	fǿrum	fǿrunum
genitive	fǿris	fǿrisins	fǿra	fǿranna

Descendants

• Icelandic: færi
• Faroese: føri
• Norwegian Nynorsk: føre; (dialectal) fǿri
• Swedish: före
• Danish: føre
  • Norwegian Bokmål: føre

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

fǿri

1. third-person singular/plural past active subjunctive of fara

Verb

fǿri

1. inflection of fǿra:
   1. first-person singular present active indicative
   2. third-person singular/plural present active subjunctive
   3. second-person singular present active imperative