fiðri

Icelandic

Noun

fiðri

1. indefinite dative singular of fiður

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *fiþriją n, from *feþrō f (“feather”). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *peth₂- (“to fly”).

Noun

fiðri n (genitive fiðris)

1. plumage, feathers

Declension

Declension of fiðri (strong ija-stem)

neuter	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	fiðri	fiðrit	fiðri	fiðrin
accusative	fiðri	fiðrit	fiðri	fiðrin
dative	fiðri	fiðrinu	fiðrum	fiðrunum
genitive	fiðris	fiðrisins	fiðra	fiðranna

Derived terms

• fiðraðr (“feathered”)

Related terms

• fjǫðr f (“feather”)

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “fiðri”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 136; also available at the Internet Archive