fjǫrðr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *ferþuz, from Proto-Indo-European *pértus. Related to fara (“to go, travel”) and ferð (“journey, trip”).

Pronunciation
  • (12th century Icelandic) IPA(key): /fjɒrdr̩/

Noun

fjǫrðr m (genitive fjarðar, dative firði, plural firðir)

  1. firth, fjord

Declension
  Declension of fjǫrðr (strong u-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative fjǫrðr fjǫrðrinn firðir firðirnir
accusative fjǫrð fjǫrðinn fjǫrðu fjǫrðuna
dative firði firðinum fjǫrðum fjǫrðunum
genitive fjarðar fjarðarins fjarða fjarðanna

Descendants
  • Icelandic: fjörður
  • Faroese: fjørður
  • Norn: fjord
  • Norwegian: fjord (see there for further descendants)
  • Old Swedish: fiorþer, fiordher
    • Swedish: fjord
    • ⇒ Old Swedish: fiærdher
      • Swedish: fjärd, (dialectal) fjäl
  • Old Danish: fiorth
  • → Middle English: fyrth
  • Gutnish: fjäd
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