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Icelandic
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle Low German būr, from Old Saxon *būr, from Proto-Germanic *būraz.
Noun
búri m (genitive singular búra, nominative plural búrar)
- boor, uncultured person
- Synonyms: durgur, durtur, þjösni, dóni, rusti, ruddi, lunti
- miser, stingy person
- Synonym: nirfill
Declension
Declension of búri (masculine)
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Contraction of búrhvalur.
Noun
búri m (genitive singular búra, nominative plural búrar)
- sperm whale (Physeter catodon, syn. Physeter macrocephalus)
Declension
Declension of búri (masculine)