fjǫrð

See also: fjord, fjörð, fjørð, and Fjord

Old Norse

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *ferudi (“last year”), from Proto-Indo-European *peruti (“last year”, literally “on the other side of a year”). Related to obsolete German fert (“last year”). Cognates include Sanskrit परुत् (parut, “last year”), Persian پار (pâr, “last year”), Ancient Greek πέρυσι (pérusi, “last year”), Lithuanian pernai (“last year”), Old Armenian հերու (heru, “last year”) and Old English fyrn.

Alternative forms

• fjorð, fjörð

Adverb

fjǫrð

1. last year, the past year

   fjǫrð vas hallæri mikit

   last year there was great famine

Descendants

• Old Norse: í fjǫrð
  • Icelandic: í fyrra
  • Faroese: í fjør
  • Norwegian: i fjor
  • Old Swedish: fiordh
    • Swedish: i fjol, i fjor
  • Danish: i fjor

Etymology 2

From fjǫrðr.

Noun

fjǫrð m

1. accusative singular of fjǫrðr