fjǫlgan

Old Norse

Etymology 1

From fjǫlga +‎ -an.

Noun

fjǫlgan f (genitive fjǫlganar, plural fjǫlganir)

  1. increase in number
Declension
Declension of fjǫlgan (strong i-stem)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative fjǫlgan fjǫlganin fjǫlganir fjǫlganirnar
accusative fjǫlgan fjǫlganina fjǫlganir fjǫlganirnar
dative fjǫlgan fjǫlganinni fjǫlgunum fjǫlgununum
genitive fjǫlganar fjǫlganarinnar fjǫlgana fjǫlgananna

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

fjǫlgan

  1. strong masculine accusative singular of fjǫlgr

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “fjölgan”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 140; also available at the Internet Archive