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frjó

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Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse frjó, from Proto-Germanic *fraiwą.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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frjó n (genitive singular frjós, no plural)

  1. sperm, seed
  2. (botany) pollen

Declension

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Derived terms

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  • fræ (seed of a plant)

Old Norse

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Alternative forms

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Germanic *fraiwą, whence also the variant fræ.

Noun

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frjó n (genitive frjós)

  1. seed
Declension
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Derived terms
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Descendants
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Here are also descendants of the variant fræ.

  • Icelandic: frjó, fræ
  • Faroese: fræ
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: frø
  • Norwegian Bokmål: frø
  • Swedish: frö
  • Danish: frø

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

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frjó

  1. inflection of frjór:
    1. strong feminine nominative singular
    2. strong neuter nominative/accusative plural

References

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  • frjó in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.