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bjórr

Old Norse edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Proto-Germanic *bebruz, whence also Old English befer, Old High German bibar.

Noun edit

bjórr m (genitive bjórs, plural bjórar)[1]

  1. beaver
Declension edit
  Declension of bjórr (strong a-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative bjórr bjórrinn bjórar bjórarnir
accusative bjór bjórinn bjóra bjórana
dative bjóri bjórinum bjórum bjórunum
genitive bjórs bjórsins bjóra bjóranna
Descendants edit
  • Icelandic: bjór
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: bjor
  • Elfdalian: biuor
  • Old Swedish: biūr
    • Swedish: bjur (obsolete)
  • Old Danish: biūr, bifær
    • Danish: byr (obsolete)

Etymology 2 edit

From Proto-Germanic *beuzą (“beer”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰews- (“dross, sediment”). More at beer.

Noun edit

bjórr m (genitive bjórs, plural bjórar)

  1. beer
Declension edit
  Declension of bjórr (strong a-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative bjórr bjórrinn bjórar bjórarnir
accusative bjór bjórinn bjóra bjórana
dative bjóri bjórinum bjórum bjórunum
genitive bjórs bjórsins bjóra bjóranna
Descendants edit

References edit

  1. ^ Geir T. Zoëga, A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, s.v. "bjórr 3" (London, England: Oxford University Press, 1910), 56.
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