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fjord

noun
/ˈfiːɔːd/UK/fiˈɔɹd/US

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Norwegian fjord, from Old Norse fjǫrðr, from Proto-Germanic *ferþu, *ferþuz (“inlet, fjord”), from Proto-Indo-European *pértus (“crossing”), from *per- (“to carry forth”) + *-tus (suffix forming action nouns from verb roots). Doublet of firth, ford, port, and fjard.

  1. derived from *pértus✻ — “crossing”
  2. derived from *ferþu✻
  3. derived from fjǫrðr

Definitions

  1. A long, narrow, deep inlet between cliffs.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA