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

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