fjǫðr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *feþrō, whence also Old English feþer (English feather), Old Saxon fethara, Old High German fedara (German Feder). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *péth₂r̥ ~ pth₂én- (“feather, wing”), from *peth₂- (“to fly”).

Noun

fjǫðr f (genitive fjaðrar, plural fjaðrar)

feather

Declension

Declension of fjǫðr (strong ō-stem)

feminine	singular		plural
feminine	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	fjǫðr	fjǫðrin	fjaðrar	fjaðrarnar
accusative	fjǫðr	fjǫðrina	fjaðrar	fjaðrarnar
dative	fjǫðr	fjǫðrinni	fjǫðrum	fjǫðrunum
genitive	fjaðrar	fjaðrarinnar	fjaðra	fjaðranna

Descendants

Danish: fjer c (earlier spelling fjeder)
Faroese: fjøður f
Icelandic: fjöður f

Norwegian Bokmål: fjær m, f, fjør m, f
Norwegian Nynorsk: fjør f
Swedish: fjäder c (Old Swedish fiæþer, fiädher)

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