livur

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse lifr, from Proto-Germanic *librō, from Proto-Indo-European *leyp- (“to smudge, stick”), from Proto-Indo-European *ley- (“to be slimy, be sticky, glide”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈliːvʊɹ/

Noun

livur f (genitive singular livrar, plural livrar)

1. liver

Declension

f17	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	livur	livurin	livrar	livrarnar
accusative	livur	livrina	livrar	livrarnar
dative	livur	livrini	livrum	livrunum
genitive	livrar	livrarinnar	livra	livranna

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse lifr. Compare Faroese livur and Icelandic lifur.

Noun

livur f (definite singular livræ, indefinite plural livra or livrar, definite plural livrane)

1. (dialectal, Voss) alternative form of lever (“liver”)