Fjara

Old Norwegian Dictionary - fjara

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "fjara" in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

fjara: fjara, v. (að) upers. Havvandet falder, det bliver Ebbe eller lavt Vande (fjara sjó-far); fjarar undan skipi Fm. XI, 24111;Laxd. 18 (3616); med Objekts Akk. fjararskip uppi dvs. Vandet falder ud saa atFartøi bliver liggende tørt paa Stran-den, Sturl. II, 429; Þorskf. 6912; skipþau, er vóru uppi fjöruð Fris. 7926;fjarar fjörðinn allan at þurru Eb. 45(8426); fig. og personl. fjara e-n uppidvs. bringe en paa Grund, saa at hanstaar fast og ingen Vei kan komme, menman har ham ganske i sin Magt, str 325.

Part of speech: v

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚠᛁᛆᚱᛆ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

f.: Feminin.

fig.: figurlig, i figurlig betydning.

m.: Masculin.

nl.: nemlig.

s.: substantiv.

v.: Verbum.