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

• bjór