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Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
fjøra m or f
- definite feminine singular of fjør
- definite feminine singular of fjøre
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology 1
From the noun fjør (“feather”) + -a.
Verb
fjøra (present tense fjørar, past tense fjøra, past participle fjøra, passive infinitive fjørast, present participle fjørande, imperative fjøra/fjør)
- to clothe or cover with feathers
- (reflexive) to become vivacious
- (intransitive) to be elastic or yielding
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Old Norse fjara (“to ebb, flow back”).
Noun
fjøra f (definite singular fjøra, indefinite plural fjører or fjøror, definite plural fjørene or fjørone)
- (pre-2012) alternative form of fjøre
- definite singular of fjøre
Verb
fjøra (present tense fjørar, past tense fjøra, past participle fjøra, passive infinitive fjørast, present participle fjørande, imperative fjøra/fjør)
- Alternative form of fjøre
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
fjøra f
- definite singular of fjør
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