bifur

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɪːvʏr/
    Rhymes: -ɪːvʏr

Etymology 1

Related to bifa (“to budge”).

Noun

bifur m (genitive singular bifurs, no plural)

  1. (with further qualification) a feeling toward something
    Hún hef illan bifur á þessu.
    She has bad feelings about this.
Declension
Declension of bifur (sg-only masculine)
singular
indefinite definite
nominative bifur bifurinn
accusative bifur bifurinn
dative bifri bifrinum
genitive bifurs bifursins

Etymology 2

Probably borrowed from Danish bæver. Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *bebruz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰébʰrus.

Noun

bifur m (genitive singular bifurs, nominative plural bifrar)

  1. beaver (genus Castor)
    Synonym: bjór
Declension
Declension of bifur (masculine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative bifur bifurinn bifrar bifrarnir
accusative bifur bifurinn bifra bifrana
dative bifri bifrinum bifrum bifrunum
genitive bifurs bifursins bifra bifranna
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