refur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse refr, from Proto-Germanic *rebaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɛːvʏr/

  Rhymes: -ɛːvʏr

Noun

refur m (genitive singular refs, nominative plural refir)

1. fox (Vulpes), especially the arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus), which is native to Iceland

Declension

declension of refur

m-s2	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	refur	refurinn	refir	refirnir
accusative	ref	refinn	refi	refina
dative	ref	refnum	refum	refunum
genitive	refs	refsins	refa	refanna

or, now generally obsolete but preserved in idioms:

declension of refur

m-s1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	refur	refurinn	refar	refarnir
accusative	ref	refinn	refa	refana
dative	ref	refnum	refum	refunum
genitive	refs	refsins	refa	refanna

Synonyms

• lágfóta
• melrakki
• skolli
• tófa
• rebbi (childish)

Derived terms

• þau eru súr, sagði refurinn
• tölvurefur (“hacker”) (rare)