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Old Norse
Etymology 1
From Proto-Germanic *bebruz, whence also Old English befer, Old High German bibar.
Noun
bjórr m (genitive bjórs, plural bjórar)[1]
- beaver
Declension
Declension of bjórr (strong a-stem)
Descendants
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)
- beer
Declension
Declension of bjórr (strong a-stem)
Descendants
References
- ^ Geir T. Zoëga, A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, s.v. "bjórr 3" (London, England: Oxford University Press, 1910), 56.