frjó

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse frjó, from Proto-Germanic *fraiwą.

Pronunciation

Noun

frjó n (genitive singular frjós, no plural)

  1. sperm, seed
  2. (botany) pollen

Declension

declension of frjó
n-s singular
indefinite definite
nominative frjó frjóið
accusative frjó frjóið
dative frjói frjóinu
genitive frjós frjósins

Derived terms

  • fræ (“seed of a plant”)

Old Norse

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *fraiwą, whence also the variant fræ.

Noun

frjó n (genitive frjós)

  1. seed
Declension
  Declension of frjó (strong a-stem)
neuter singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative frjó frjóit frjó frjóin
accusative frjó frjóit frjó frjóin
dative frjó, frjói frjónu, frjóinu frjóm frjónum
genitive frjós frjósins frjóa frjóanna
  Declension of frjó (strong wa-stem)
neuter singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative frjó frjóit frjó frjóin
accusative frjó frjóit frjó frjóin
dative frjóvi frjóvinu frjóvum frjóvunum
genitive frjós frjósins frjóva frjóvanna
Derived terms
Descendants

Here are also descendants of the variant fræ.

  • Icelandic: frjó, fræ
  • Faroese: fræ
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: frø
  • Norwegian Bokmål: frø
  • Swedish: frö
  • Danish: frø

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

frjó

  1. inflection of frjór:
    1. strong feminine nominative singular
    2. strong neuter nominative/accusative plural

References

  • frjó in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.
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