fjær

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology 1

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

Noun

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

  1. a feather
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Etymology 2

From German Feder

Noun

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

  1. a spring (mechanical device)
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