refur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse refr, from Proto-Germanic *rebaz, ultimately borrowed from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HlawpaHćás (“fox, jackal”), through some intermediaries.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɛːvʏr/

  Rhymes: -ɛːvʏr

Noun

refur m (genitive singular refs, nominative plural refir or (obsolete except in set phrases) refar)

1. fox (Vulpes), especially the arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus), which is native to Iceland

   Synonyms: lágfóta; melrakki; skolli; tófa; (childish) rebbi

Declension

Declension of refur (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	refur	refurinn	refir, refar1	refirnir, refarnir1
accusative	ref	refinn	refi, refa1	refina, refana1
dative	ref	refnum	refum	refunum
genitive	refs	refsins	refa	refanna

¹Obsolete except in set phrases.

Derived terms

• þau eru súr, sagði refurinn
• tölvurefur (“hacker”) (rare)