fiðri
Icelandic
Noun
fiðri
- indefinite dative singular of fiður
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *fiþriją n, from *feþrō f (“feather”). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *peth₂- (“to fly”).
Declension
Declension of fiðri (strong ija-stem)
| neuter | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | fiðri | fiðrit | fiðri | fiðrin |
| accusative | fiðri | fiðrit | fiðri | fiðrin |
| dative | fiðri | fiðrinu | fiðrum | fiðrunum |
| genitive | fiðris | fiðrisins | fiðra | fiðranna |
Derived terms
- fiðraðr (“feathered”)
Related terms
- fjǫðr f (“feather”)
References
- fiðri in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.
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