fjǫlgan

Old Norse

Etymology 1

From fjǫlga +‎ -an.

Noun

fjǫlgan f (genitive fjǫlganar, plural fjǫlganir)

1. increase in number

Declension

Declension of fjǫlgan (strong i-stem)

feminine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	fjǫlgan	fjǫlganin	fjǫlganir	fjǫlganirnar
accusative	fjǫlgan	fjǫlganina	fjǫlganir	fjǫlganirnar
dative	fjǫlgan	fjǫlganinni	fjǫlgunum	fjǫlgununum
genitive	fjǫlganar	fjǫlganarinnar	fjǫlgana	fjǫlgananna

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

fjǫlgan

1. strong masculine accusative singular of fjǫlgr

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “fjölgan”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 140; also available at the [https://archive.org/stream/concisedictionar001857

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