/ˈpɛaːvʊɹ/
OriginFrom Middle Low German bever, from Old Saxon biƀar, biƀor, from Proto-Germanic *bebruz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰébʰrus.
- masculinebeaver
- archaic, neuter(stinking) secretion of the beaver, used in order to keep whales away from fishing vessels. In the Faroes, where no beavers live, were also used other matters like juniper under the same name "bævur".
“bævur er í sjónum” — it is impossible to fish there
Formsbævurs(genitive, singular) · bævrar(plural) · bævur(indefinite, nominative, singular) · bævurin(definite, nominative, singular) · bævrar(indefinite, nominative, plural) · bævrarnir(definite, nominative, plural) · bævur(accusative, indefinite, singular) · bævurin(accusative, definite, singular) · bævrar(accusative, indefinite, plural) · bævrarnar(accusative, definite, plural) · bævri(dative, indefinite, singular) · bævrinum(dative, definite, singular) · bævrum(dative, indefinite, plural) · bævrunum(dative, definite, plural) · bævurs(genitive, indefinite, singular) · bævursins(definite, genitive, singular) · bævra(genitive, indefinite, plural) · bævranna(definite, genitive, plural) · bævur(plural) · bævrið(definite, nominative, singular)
Source: Wiktionary