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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)
- firth, fjord
Declension
Declension of fjǫrðr (strong u-stem)
Descendants