Old Norse

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Etymology

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Perhaps from Old Frisian *bever (beaver), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *bebruz (beaver), thus meaning "The Beaver", "The Diligent One".[1] This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. seems dodgy

Proper noun

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Bifurr m (genitive Bifurs)

  1. (Norse mythology) name of a dwarf

References

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  1. ^ Chester Nathan Gould, "Dwarf-Names: A Study in Old Icelandic Religion", in Publications of the Modern Language Association of America, Vol 44 (1929), issue #4