Fjerdende
Fjerdende is a term found in Norwegian that refers to the ordinal meaning “the fourth.” It is considered a historical or dialectal variant rather than a standard modern form. In contemporary Bokmål and Nynorsk, the ordinary way to say the fourth is fjerde.
The form fjerdende appears primarily in older texts, regional writings, or stylistic uses that aim for archaism.
Etymology and usage notes suggest that fjerdende arises from the root for four and a suffix pattern
Relation to related terms: fjerde is the standard ordinal for four; fjerdedel or fjerdedelen refers to a
See also: fjerde, fjerdedel, fjerdedeler, ordinals in Norwegian, Norwegian language history.