fjáður

From Old Norse *féaðr, whence also Faroese fíggjaður; derived from fé +‎ -aðr (equivalent to modern Icelandic fé +‎ -aður).

• IPA^(key): /ˈfjauːðʏr/

  Rhymes: -auːðʏr

fjáður (comparative fjáðari, superlative fjáðastur)

1. wealthy, having plenty of money
2. (with adverbial qualifiers such as vel (“well”) or illa (“badly”)) of such and such means

   vel fjáður ― well-to-do

   illa fjáður ― of meager means

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• “fjáður” in: Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans. (Available on Málið.is under the “Eldra mál” tab.)