bjórr

Old Norse

Alternative forms

  • bifr

Etymology 1

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

Noun

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

  1. beaver
Declension
Descendants
  • Icelandic: bjór, bifur
  • Norwegian:
    • Nynorsk: bjor
  • Old Swedish: biūr
    • Swedish: bjur (obsolete)
  • Old Danish: biūr, bifær
    • Danish: byr (obsolete)
  • Westrobothnian: bjúr
  • Elfdalian: biuor

Etymology 2

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

Noun

bjórr m (genitive bjórs, plural bjórar)

  1. beer
Declension
Descendants

References

  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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