Old English · noun
befer
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /ˈbe.fer/[ˈbe.ver]
- Syllables
- ˈbe · fer (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- beaver
Meaning
-
beaver
Declension
All forms (6)
Etymology
From earlier *bebr, from Proto-West Germanic *bebru. The alternative form beofor must have the slightly different pre-form *bebur, since it shows back umlaut. Related to Proto-Germanic *bebruz and Latin fiber.
Descendants
beaver
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