frjó

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse frjó, from Proto-Germanic *fraiwą.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /frjouː/
• Rhymes: -ouː

Noun

frjó n (genitive singular frjós, no plural)

1. sperm, seed
2. (botany) pollen

Declension

Declension of frjó (sg-only neuter)

	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	frjó	frjóið
accusative	frjó	frjóið
dative	frjói	frjóinu
genitive	frjós	frjósins

Derived terms

• frjóhnappur (“anther”)
• frjókorn (“pollen”)
• frjóþráður (“filament”)

Related terms

• fræ (“seed of a plant”)

Old Norse

Alternative forms

• fræ

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *fraiwą, whence also the variant fræ.

Noun

frjó n (genitive frjós)

1. seed

Declension

Declension of frjó (strong a-stem)

neuter	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	frjó	frjóit	frjó	frjóin
accusative	frjó	frjóit	frjó	frjóin
dative	frjó, frjói	frjónu, frjóinu	frjóm	frjónum
genitive	frjós	frjósins	frjóa	frjóanna

Declension of frjó (strong wa-stem)

neuter	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	frjó	frjóit	frjó	frjóin
accusative	frjó	frjóit	frjó	frjóin
dative	frjóvi	frjóvinu	frjóvum	frjóvunum
genitive	frjós	frjósins	frjóva	frjóvanna

Derived terms

• frjóva (“to fertilize”)

Descendants

Here are also descendants of the variant fræ.

• Icelandic: frjó, fræ
• Faroese: fræ
• Norwegian Nynorsk: frø
• Norwegian Bokmål: frø
• Swedish: frö
• Danish: frø

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

frjó

1. inflection of frjór:
   1. strong feminine nominative singular
   2. strong neuter nominative/accusative plural

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “frjó”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 82; also available at the [https://archive.org/stream/concisedictionar001857

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