bævur

== Faroese == === Etymology === From Middle Low German bever, from Old Saxon biƀar, biƀor, from Proto-Germanic *bebruz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰébʰrus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpɛaːvʊɹ/ === Noun === bævur m (genitive singular bævurs, plural bævrar) beaver ==== Declension ==== === Noun === bævur n (genitive singular bævurs, plural bævur) (archaic) (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". ==== Declension ====