fjórðungur

Icelandic

/ˈfjourðuŋkʏr/

noun
Definitions
  • quarter (one of four equal parts)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse fjórðungr (quarter, a fourth part) inherited from Proto-Germanic *fedurþungaz (a quarter).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*fedurþungaz

Gloss

a quarter

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