bjór

See also: bjor

Faroese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pjɔuːɹ/

  Rhymes: -ɔuːɹ

Etymology 1

From Old Norse bjórr, from Proto-Germanic *beuzą.

Noun

bjór n (genitive singular bjórs, uncountable)

1. beer

Declension

Declension of bjór (singular only)
n3s	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	bjór	bjórið
accusative	bjór	bjórið
dative	bjóri	bjórinum
genitive	bjórs	bjórsins

Noun

bjór f

1. (indeclinable) beer

See also

• øl

Etymology 2

Noun

bjór n (genitive singular bjórs, uncountable)

1. nonsense

Declension

Declension of bjór (singular only)
n3s	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	bjór	bjórið
accusative	bjór	bjórið
dative	bjóri	bjórinum
genitive	bjórs	bjórsins

Synonyms

• babb
• møsn
• roks
• tvætl

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pjouːr/

  Rhymes: -ouːr

Etymology 1

From Old Norse bjórr, from Proto-Germanic *bebruz.

Noun

bjór m (genitive singular bjórs, nominative plural bjórar)

1. a beaver
2. (dated) fur

Declension

Declension of bjór (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	bjór	bjórinn	bjórar	bjórarnir
accusative	bjór	bjórinn	bjóra	bjórana
dative	bjór	bjórnum	bjórum	bjórunum
genitive	bjórs	bjórsins	bjóra	bjóranna

Synonyms

• (beaver): bifur

Etymology 2

From Old Norse bjórr, from Proto-Germanic *beuzą.

Noun

bjór m (genitive singular bjórs, nominative plural bjórar)

1. beer
2. malt liquor, malt beer

Declension

Declension of bjór (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	bjór	bjórinn	bjórar	bjórarnir
accusative	bjór	bjórinn	bjóra	bjórana
dative	bjór	bjórnum	bjórum	bjórunum
genitive	bjórs	bjórsins	bjóra	bjóranna

Synonyms

• (malt liquor): maltöl

Derived terms

Derived terms

• bjórgerð (malting, manufacture of beer)
• bjórvömb
• dökkur bjór (ale, porter, brown beer)
• lagerbjór (lager)
• ljós bjór (ale, lager)
• maltbjór (malt beer)
• óáfengur bjór (alcohol-free beer)
• orkuskertur bjór (energy-reduced beer)

See also

• öl

Etymology 3

Noun

bjór m (genitive singular bjórs, nominative plural bjórar)

1. (architecture) a pediment

Synonyms

• (pediment): gaflbrík, gaflhlað

Derived terms

• dyrabjór (a door pediment)
• gluggabjór (a window pediment)

See also

• gaflflötur (a tympanum)

Old Norse

Noun

bjór

1. accusative singular indefinite of bjórr m