Probably from bifa (“to move, tremble, vibrate regularly”) + reið (“ride chariot”).
bifreið f (genitive singular bifreiðar, nominative plural bifreiðar or bifreiðir)
singular | plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | bifreið | bifreiðin | bifreiðar, bifreiðir | bifreiðarnar, bifreiðirnar |
accusative | bifreið | bifreiðina | bifreiðar, bifreiðir | bifreiðarnar, bifreiðirnar |
dative | bifreið | bifreiðinni | bifreiðum | bifreiðunum |
genitive | bifreiðar | bifreiðarinnar | bifreiða | bifreiðanna |