refr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Norse *rebaʀ.

Noun

refr m (genitive refs, plural refar)

  1. a fox

Declension

Declension of refr (strong a-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative refr refrinn refar refarnir
accusative ref refinn refa refana
dative refi refinum refum refunum
genitive refs refsins refa refanna

Descendants

  • Icelandic: refur m
  • Faroese: revur m
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: rev m
  • Norwegian Bokmål: rev m
  • Elfdalian: röv m
  • Old Swedish: ræver
    • Swedish: räv c, räf (pre-1906 spelling)
  • Old Danish: ræf

References


Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “refr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive
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