Faroese

Noun

bævur m (genitive singular bævurs, plural bævrar)

1. beaver

Declension

Noun

bævur n (genitive singular bævurs, plural bævur)

1. (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".

   bævur er í sjónum

   it is impossible to fish there

Declension