befer
Middle English
Noun
befer
- (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
Noun
befer m
Declension
Declension of befer (strong a-stem)
Descendants
- Middle English: bever, beauver, beever, befer, beofer, beuver, bevere, bevre, bevyr, bevyre, bewer, byvre
Derived terms
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