fjøre

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse fjara.

Noun

fjøre f or m (definite singular fjøra or fjøren, indefinite plural fjører, definite plural fjørene)

  1. alternative form of fjære

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse fjara (“to ebb, flow back”) (oblique case fjǫru). Compare with Faroese fjøra and fjara, and Icelandic fjara.

Noun

fjøre f (definite singular fjøra, indefinite plural fjører, definite plural fjørene)

  1. low tide, ebb, ebb tide
    Synonyms: ebbe, lågvatn
    Antonyms: flod, høgvatn
  2. (hydrology) intertidal zone, foreshore
    Synonym: strand
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Derived terms
  • fjøredus n
  • fjøreknapp m
  • fjørekoll m
  • fjøremakk m, fjøremark m
  • fjøremål n
  • fjørepist m
  • fjøreplyt m, fjøreplytt
  • fjøresand m
  • fjøreskit m
  • fjørestein m
  • flod og fjøre
  • gjøfjøre f
  • tangfjøre f
  • utfjøre f

Verb

fjøre (present tense fjørar, past tense fjøra, past participle fjøra, passive infinitive fjørast, present participle fjørande, imperative fjøre/fjør)

  1. (hydrology, intransitive) to ebb, flow back
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See also

Etymology 2

From the noun fjør f (“feather, spring”).

Verb

fjøre (present tense fjørar, past tense fjøra, past participle fjøra, passive infinitive fjørast, present participle fjørande, imperative fjøre/fjør)

  1. (transitive or ergative) to clothe or cover with feathers
  2. (reflexive) to become vivacious
  3. (intransitive) to be elastic or yielding
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Derived terms

References
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