Dictionary:fjord

Nynorn

Etymology

From Old Norse fjǫrðr (ONP)

Shetland use

An Etymological Dictionary of the Norn Language in Shetland (1928–1932)

Jakobsen, Jakob

fjord¹ [fjȯrd], sb., 1*) a firth; large bay, now only as a place-name; de Fjord: a) the bay between Levenwick, Shannerwick, Hoswick and Cumlewick Ness (Du.); b) the bay of Conningsburgh (bounded on the north by Helliness, on the south by the Isle of Mousa [mūse, mūsa]); c) the bay between Uyea [øja] and “de Li o’ Seter” (east of Sandvoe): Nm^{n, w}., N.Roe. As the second syllable in names of firths now commonly: -firt’ [fe‘rt, fə’rt], from Eng. firth. 2) extensive fishing-ground, a fjord o’ grund; Nm. (Nm^w., N.Roe); Y^m. Also as a name of some fishing-grounds, e.g. “de Fjord” in St. Magnus’ Bay (M^w.), = de Rud; “de Fjord o’ Wadderste” (De^w.). In Uⁿ. a parallel form *fjard [fjārd] is found as a name of a fishing-ground: de Fjard. Cf. ferald, sb., in sense of a fishing-ground. 3) a great stretch of arable land, a great fjord o’ land); to sow a great fjord; N.Roe. — O.N. fjǫrðr, m., (a tract of sea) firth; bay; in poetry also ocean. In Shetl. Norn in a wider use: a stretch of sea or land.

Pronunciation

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Alternate Forms

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Noun

fjord

1. fjord

Inflection

nm.s.2	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	fjord	fjorden	fjorder	fjorderne
Accusative	fjord	fjorden	fjordi	fjordena
Dative	fjordi	fjordenon	fjordon	fjordonon
Genitive	fjordar	fjordarens	fjorda	fjordana

Synonyms

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