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Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse fjara.
Noun
fjøre f or m (definite singular fjøra or fjøren, indefinite plural fjører, definite plural fjørene)
- 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)
- low tide, ebb, ebb tide
- Synonyms: ebbe, lågvatn
- Antonyms: flod, høgvatn
- (hydrology) intertidal zone, foreshore
- Synonym: strand
Derived terms
Verb
fjøre (present tense fjørar, past tense fjøra, past participle fjøra, passive infinitive fjørast, present participle fjørande, imperative fjøre/fjør)
- (hydrology, intransitive) to ebb, flow back
See also
- tjøre (for its similarities)
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)
- (transitive or ergative) to clothe or cover with feathers
- (reflexive) to become vivacious
- (intransitive) to be elastic or yielding
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