búfé

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See also: bufe, bufé, bufê, büfé, and Bufe

Icelandic

Etymology

From bú +‎ fé.

Pronunciation

Noun

búfé n (genitive singular búfjár, no plural)

  1. livestock
    Synonym: búpeningur

Declension

Declension of búfé (sg-only neuter, based on fé)
singular
indefinite definite
nominative búfé búféð
accusative búfé búféð
dative búfé búfénu
genitive búfjár búfjárins

Old Norse

Etymology

From bú (“dwelling, farm”) +‎ fé (“livestock, wealth”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

búfé n (genitive búfjár)

  1. livestock, especially milch cows

Declension

  Declension of búfé (strong a-stem, singular only)
neuter singular
indefinite definite
nominative búfé búféit
accusative búfé búféit
dative búfé búfénu
genitive búfjár búfjárins

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Icelandic: búfé
  • Faroese: búfæ
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: bufe

References

  • “búfé”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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