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
m-s1 singular
indefinite definite
nominative bifur bifurinn
accusative bifur bifurinn
dative bifri bifrinum
genitive bifurs bifursins

Etymology 2

Probably borrowed from Danish bæver, rather than continuous with Old Norse bifr. In either case ultimately from Proto-Germanic *bebruz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰébʰrus.

Noun

bifur m (genitive singular bifurs, nominative plural bifrar)

  1. beaver (genus Castor)
Declension
declension of bifur
m-s1 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
Synonyms
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