refur

From Old Norse refr, from Proto-Germanic *rebaz.

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɛːvʏr/

  Rhymes: -ɛːvʏr

refur m (genitive singular refs, nominative plural refir or (obsolete except in set phrases) refar)

1. fox (Vulpes), especially the arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus), which is native to Iceland

• lágfóta
• melrakki
• skolli
• tófa
• rebbi (childish)

• þau eru súr, sagði refurinn
• tölvurefur (“hacker”) (rare)