fjøre

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From Old Norse fjara.

Noun

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fjøre f or m (definite singular fjøra or fjøren, indefinite plural fjører, definite plural fjørene)

  1. alternative form of fjære

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse fjara (to ebb, flow back) (oblique case fjǫru). Compare with Faroese fjøra and fjara, and Icelandic fjara.

Noun

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fjøre f (definite singular fjøra, indefinite plural fjører, definite plural fjørene)

  1. low tide, ebb, ebb tide
    Synonyms: ebbe, lågvatn
    Antonyms: flod, høgvatn
  2. (hydrology) intertidal zone, foreshore
    Synonym: strand
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Verb

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fjøre (present tense fjørar, past tense fjøra, past participle fjøra, passive infinitive fjørast, present participle fjørande, imperative fjøre/fjør)

  1. (hydrology, intransitive) to ebb, flow back
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Etymology 2

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From the noun fjør f (feather, spring).

Verb

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fjøre (present tense fjørar, past tense fjøra, past participle fjøra, passive infinitive fjørast, present participle fjørande, imperative fjøre/fjør)

  1. (transitive or ergative) to clothe or cover with feathers
  2. (reflexive) to become vivacious
  3. (intransitive) to be elastic or yielding
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  • fjøre (e-infinitive)
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