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búri.

boor, uncultured person

4 characters2 syllables approx.Íslenska language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈpuːrɪ]
  1. boor, uncultured person

    masculine
  2. miser, stingy person

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Middle Low German būr, from Old Saxon *būr, from Proto-Germanic *būraz.

noun[ˈpuːrɪ]
  1. sperm whale (Physeter catodon, syn. Physeter macrocephalus)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Contraction of búrhvalur.

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