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 (sg-only masculine)

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

Etymology 2

Probably borrowed from Danish bæver. 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 (masculine)

	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