fadervår

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Ultimately a calque of Medieval Latin paternoster. Compare Danish fadervor and Swedish fadervår.

Noun

fadervår n (definite singular fadervåret, indefinite plural fadervår, definite plural fadervåra)

1. (Christianity) Lord's Prayer, paternoster

Derived terms

• kunna meir enn sitt Fadervår

See also

• paternoster
• Vår Far

References

• “fadervår” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Alternative forms

• Fadervår, fader/Fader vår, vår fader/Fader (modernized)

Etymology

From fader (“father”) +‎ vår (“our”), with archaic but traditional grammar. Ultimately a calque of Medieval Latin paternoster.

Proper noun

fadervår n or c

1. (Christianity) Our Father, Lord's Prayer, paternoster

   Synonyms: Herrens bön, paternoster

   • 1835, Erik Gustaf Geijer, “Den lilla kolargossen”, in Skaldestycken‎^[1], Palmblad & C., accessed at Litteraturbanken.se, courtesy of Uppsala universitetsbibliotek, archived from the original on 2025-03-10, page 154:

     Den rätt kan läsa sitt Fader vår, Han rädes hvarken fan eller trollen.

     He who can recite his Our Father correctly, he fears neither the Devil nor the trolls.

   • 2002 August 7, Johan Schmidt, “En bödels berättelse”, in Aftonbladet‎^[2], archived from the original on 2025-03-10:

     När Castaño ser [planet] komma fram ur molnen och landa säkert ber han en Fader vår av tacksamhet.

     When Castaño sees the plane emerge from the clouds and land safely, he prays an Our Father in gratitude.

   • 2022 September 8, Florence Vilén, “Folkets tjänare – från Ukraina”, in Signum‎^[3], number 6, archived from the original on 2023-09-27:

     [Betänk] Geijers ord om den som rätt kan läsa sitt fadervår, "han räds varken fan eller trollen".

     Consider Geijer's words about he who can recite his Our Father correctly, "he fears neither the Devil nor the trolls."

References

• fadervår in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker