Old English · adjective
bifren
- Part of speech
- adjective
- IPA
- /ˈbif.ren/[ˈbiv.ren]
- Syllables
- ˈbif · ren (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- beaversbeaver'sbeaverskinbeaverfurpelt
Meaning
-
beaver; of or relating to beavers
-
made of a beaver's fur or pelt: beaverskin
Declension
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | bifren | bifrenubifreno | bifren |
| Accusative | bifrenne | bifrene | bifren |
| Genitive | bifrenes | bifrenre | bifrenes |
| Dative | bifrenum | bifrenre | bifrenum |
| Instrumental | bifrene | bifrenre | bifrene |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | bifrene | bifrenabifrene | bifrenubifreno |
| Accusative | bifrene | bifrenabifrene | bifrenubifreno |
| Genitive | bifrenra | bifrenra | bifrenra |
| Dative | bifrenum | bifrenum | bifrenum |
| Instrumental | bifrenum | bifrenum | bifrenum |
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | bifrena | bifrene | bifrene |
| Accusative | bifrenan | bifrenan | bifrene |
| Genitive | bifrenan | bifrenan | bifrenan |
| Dative | bifrenan | bifrenan | bifrenan |
| Instrumental | bifrenan | bifrenan | bifrenan |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | bifrenan | bifrenan | bifrenan |
| Accusative | bifrenan | bifrenan | bifrenan |
| Genitive | bifrenrabifrenena | bifrenrabifrenena | bifrenrabifrenena |
| Dative | bifrenum | bifrenum | bifrenum |
| Instrumental | bifrenum | bifrenum | bifrenum |
All forms (12)
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *bibrīnaz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰebʰriHnos, equivalent to befer + -en. Cognate with Old High German bibarīn and Latin fibrīnus. Compare biren, fyxen, gǣten, swīnen, wylfen, and ytren.
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