fjøre

== Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From Old Norse fjara. === Noun === fjøre f or m (definite singular fjøra or fjøren, indefinite plural fjører, definite plural fjørene) alternative form of fjære === References === “fjøre” in The Bokmål Dictionary. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology 1 === From Old Norse fjara (“to ebb, flow back”) (oblique case fjǫru). Compare with Faroese fjøra and fjara, and Icelandic fjara. ==== Noun ==== fjøre f (definite singular fjøra, indefinite plural fjører, definite plural fjørene) low tide, ebb, ebb tide Synonyms: ebbe, lågvatn Antonyms: flod, høgvatn (hydrology) intertidal zone, foreshore Synonym: strand ===== Alternative forms ===== fjøra, fjæra (pre-2012) fjuru, fjøru (Midlandsnormalen) fjære fjera, fyru (dialectal) ===== Derived terms ===== ==== Verb ==== fjøre (present tense fjørar, past tense fjøra, past participle fjøra, passive infinitive fjørast, present participle fjørande, imperative fjøre/fjør) (hydrology, intransitive) to ebb, flow back ===== Alternative forms ===== fjæra, fjære, fjøra ==== See also ==== tjøre (for its similarities) === Etymology 2 === From the noun fjør f (“feather, spring”). ==== Verb ==== fjøre (present tense fjørar, past tense fjøra, past participle fjøra, passive infinitive fjørast, present participle fjørande, imperative fjøre/fjør) (transitive or ergative) to clothe or cover with feathers (reflexive) to become vivacious (intransitive) to be elastic or yielding ===== Alternative forms ===== fjøre (e-infinitive) ===== Derived terms ===== fjøring f === References === “fjøre” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.