Fjórir

Old Norse Dictionary - fjórir

Meaning of Old Norse word "fjórir" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

fjórir: num. adj., fem. fjórar, neut. fjögur (fjugur); gen. fjogurra or fjögurra (fjugurra, n. G. l. i. 77, SkS. 173 B), mod. fjögra; dat. fjórum; acc. masc. fjóra, fem. fjórar, neut. fjögur: [Goth. fidvar; A. S. feover; Engl. four; Hel. fivar; O. H. G. fior; Germ. vier; Swed. fyra; Dan. fire; cp. also Lat. quatuor, Gr. τέσσαρες, Aeol. πίσυρες]:—four (passim). fjögra-manna-far, n. a four-oared boat.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᛁᚢᚱᛁᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

acc.: accusative.

adj.: adjective.

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

cp.: compare.

Dan.: Danish.

dat.: dative.

Engl.: English.

fem.: feminine.

gen.: genitive.

Germ.: German.

gl.: glossary.

Goth.: Gothic.

Gr.: Greek.

Hel.: Heliand.

l.: line.

L.: Linnæus.

Lat.: Latin.

m.: masculine.

masc.: masculine.

mod.: modern.

n.: neuter.

neut.: neuter.

O. H. G.: Old High German.

S.: Saga.

Swed.: Swedish.

Works & Authors cited:

N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

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