búfé

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See also: bufe, bufé, bufê, büfé, and Bufe

Icelandic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From bú +‎ fé.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

búfé n (genitive singular búfjár, no plural)

  1. livestock

Declension[edit]

declension of búfé
fé singular
indefinite definite
nominative búfé búféð
accusative búfé búféð
dative búfé búfénu
genitive búfjár búfjárins

Synonyms[edit]

Old Norse[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From bú (“dwelling, farm”) +‎ fé (“livestock, wealth”).

Pronunciation[edit]

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Noun[edit]

búfé n (genitive búfjár)

  1. livestock, especially milch cows

Declension[edit]

  Declension of búfé (strong a-stem, singular only)
neuter singular
indefinite definite
nominative búfé búféit
accusative búfé búféit
dative búfé búfénu
genitive búfjár búfjárins

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Icelandic: búfé
  • Faroese: búfæ
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: bufe

References[edit]

  • “búfé”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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