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Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *fergunją (“mountain”), from Proto-Indo-European *pérwn̥-yo-m, from *pérwr̥ (“rock, mountain”), or from Proto-Indo-European *perkʷ- (“oak tree”).
Cognate with Gothic 𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌲𐌿𐌽𐌹 (fairguni).
Noun
fjǫrgyn f (genitive fjǫrgynjar)
- land, earth
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