befer

Middle English

Noun

befer

  1. (Early Middle English) alternative form of bever (“beaver”)

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

    From earlier *bebr. The alternative form beofor must have the slightly different pre-form *bebur, since it shows back umlaut. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰébʰrus, whence Proto-Germanic *bebruz and Latin fiber.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈbe.fer/, [ˈbe.ver]

    Noun

    befer m

    1. beaver

    Declension

    Strong a-stem:

    singular plural
    nominative befer befras
    accusative befer befras
    genitive befres befra
    dative befre befrum

    Derived terms

    Descendants

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