Fjórir

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Fjórir

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 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.

Runic Inscription

ᚠᛁᚢᚱᛁᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.
acc.: accusative.
adj: adjective.
adj.: adjective.
cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
Dan: Danish.
Dan.: Danish.
dat.: dative.
Engl: English.
Engl.: English.
fem.: feminine.
gen.: genitive.
Germ: German.
Germ.: German.
gl: glossary.
gl.: glossary.
Goth.: Gothic.
Gr.: Greek.
Hel.: Heliand.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.: Linnæus.
Lat: Latin.
Lat.: Latin.
m.: masculine.
masc.: masculine.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
n.: neuter.
neut.: neuter.
num.: numeral.
O. H. G.: Old High German.
p.: page.
S.: South, Southern.
Swed: Swedish.
Swed.: Swedish.

Works & Authors

N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

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