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fjörðr
Old Norse · medieval
"a sea inlet"
meaning "a narrow inlet of the sea"
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fjord
Norwegian · medieval
"a narrow, steep-sided sea inlet"
kept as the name for Norway's characteristic coastal inlets
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fjord
English · 1700s-1800s
"a long, narrow inlet bordered by cliffs"
adopted directly from Norwegian
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