fjær

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• fjør

Etymology 1

From Old Norse fjǫðr, from Proto-Germanic *feþrō, from Proto-Indo-European *péth₂r̥ ~ pth₂én- (“feather, wing”), from *peth₂- (“to fly”). Cognate with English feather (from Old English feþer), German Feder, German Low German Fedder.

Noun

fjær m or f (definite singular fjæren or fjæra, indefinite plural fjær or fjærer, definite plural fjærene)

1. feather (of a bird)

Derived terms

• fjærball
• fjærdrakt
• fjærfe
• fjær i hatten
• fjærlett
• fjærpenn
• lånte fjær
• påfuglfjær

 

Etymology 2

From German Feder

Noun

fjær m or f (definite singular fjæren or fjæra, indefinite plural fjær or fjærer, definite plural fjærene)

1. spring (a device made of flexible material)

Derived terms

• bladfjær
• fjærene i madrassen
• fjæring
• spiralfjær

 

See also

• fjør (Nynorsk)

References

• “fjær” in The Bokmål Dictionary.