befer

== Middle English == === Noun === befer (Early Middle English) alternative form of bever (“beaver”) == Old English == === Alternative forms === beofor, byfor, bebr, bebir, beber, befor, beofer, beuer === 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. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbe.fer/, [ˈbe.ver] === Noun === befer m beaver ==== Declension ==== Strong a-stem: ==== Derived terms ==== *bifren ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: bever, beauver, beever, befer, beofer, beuver, bevere, bevre, bevyr, bevyre, bewer, byvreEnglish: beaverScots: bever, baiver→ Irish: béabhar