What does refur in Icelandic mean?

What is the meaning of the word refur in Icelandic? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use refur in Icelandic.

The word refur in Icelandic means fox, vixen, red fox. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word refur

fox

noun (Vulpes vulpes)

Ef refur stigi á það, þá mundi steinveggur þeirra hrynja undan honum!‘
If a fox went up against it, he would certainly break down their wall of stones.’

vixen

noun

red fox

noun (A carnivorous relatively small canine of the species Vulpes Vulpes.)

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Ķđ eins og refur.
Crazy like a fox.
Þá fékk ég viðurnefnið refur, það er af því ég er refur.
I am a fox.
Hann er slægasti refur bæjarins.
He's the snarliest cat this town has ever seen, baby.
" Ef ég hefði hrafn eða refur cub ég gæti spilað með það, " sagði Mary.
" If I had a raven or a fox cub I could play with it, " said Mary.
Stundum held ég að p'raps ég er fugl eða refur, eða kanína, eða íkorna, eða jafnvel
Sometimes I think p'raps I'm a bird, or a fox, or a rabbit, or a squirrel, or even a beetle, an'I don't know it. "
Veiðimaður sagði mér að hann sá einu sinni refur stunduð hunda springa út á Walden þegar ísinn var þakið grunnum puddles, hlaupa að hluta hátt yfir, og þá aftur í sama landi.
A hunter told me that he once saw a fox pursued by hounds burst out on to Walden when the ice was covered with shallow puddles, run part way across, and then return to the same shore.
Hvernig hefurðu það, gamli refur?
How are you, Tom, old scuff?
Á lengd gamla hundinum springa í að skoða með trýni til jarðar, og glefsinn the loft eins og ef átti, og hljóp beint til rokk, en njósnir dauðum refur, hún skyndilega hætt hounding hana eins og ef laust heimsk með undrun, og gekk umferð og umferð honum í þögn, og eitt af öðru sínum hvolpar komu, og, eins og móðir þeirra voru sobered í þögn með ráðgáta.
At length the old hound burst into view with muzzle to the ground, and snapping the air as if possessed, and ran directly to the rock; but, spying the dead fox, she suddenly ceased her hounding as if struck dumb with amazement, and walked round and round him in silence; and one by one her pups arrived, and, like their mother, were sobered into silence by the mystery.
Þú ert heiðarlegur maður, en hvers vegna ertu kallaður refur?
Why are you called a fox?
Þegar ég kallaði að sjá hana í júní, 1842, var hún horfin A- veiði í skóginum, eins og henni vanur ( Ég er ekki viss um hvort það var karl eða kona, og svo nota the fleiri sameiginlegur fornafnið ), en húsfreyju hennar sagði mér að hún kom í hverfið aðeins meira en fyrir ári, í apríl og var að lokum tekið inn í hús sitt, að hún var dökk rauðbrúnir grár litur, með hvítur blettur á hálsi hennar og hvítur fætur, og hafði stór bushy hali eins og refur, að í vetur feldi óx þykk og flatted út eftir hliðum hennar, sem mynda rönd tíu eða tólf tommu langur með tveimur og hálfan breiður, og undir höku hennar eins og muff, efri hlið laus, undir matted eins fannst, og vorið þessum undirhúð lækkaði burt.
When I called to see her in June, 1842, she was gone a- hunting in the woods, as was her wont ( I am not sure whether it was a male or female, and so use the more common pronoun ), but her mistress told me that she came into the neighborhood a little more than a year before, in April, and was finally taken into their house; that she was of a dark brownish- gray color, with a white spot on her throat, and white feet, and had a large bushy tail like a fox; that in the winter the fur grew thick and flatted out along her sides, forming stripes ten or twelve inches long by two and a half wide, and under her chin like a muff, the upper side loose, the under matted like felt, and in the spring these appendages dropped off.
Refur með lykil í munni, við aðalhlið Fushimi Inari Taisha Refastytta í Fushimi Inari-taisha Refabrunnur í Fushimi Inari-taisha Refsbrunnurinn frá öðru sjónarhorni Refaaltari í Fushimi Inari-taisha Hofið er við JR Nara Line Inari-lestarstöðina, sem tekur 5 mínútur að komast til með lest frá Kyoto lestarstöðinni.
Fox holding a key in its mouth, at the main gate of the Fushimi Inari shrine Fox holding a jewel in its mouth at the main gate of the Fushimi Inari shrine Fox sculpture in Fushimi Inari-taisha shrine Fox fountain in Fushimi Inari-taisha shrine Another view of the fox fountain Fox altar in Fushimi Inari-taisha shrine The shrine is just outside the Inari Station on the Nara Line of the West Japan Railway Company (JR), a five-minute ride from Kyoto Station.
Margir þorpi Bose, passa bara að auðvitað drullu- skjaldbaka í victualling kjallaranum, sported þungur ársfjórðunga hans í skóginum, án vitneskju um húsbónda síns, og ineffectually lyktaði á Old refur Burrows og holur woodchucks'; leiddi perchance af sumum hirða nú hver nimbly snittari á tré, og gæti enn hvetja náttúrulega skelfing í denizens hennar, - nú langt að baki hans handbók, gelta eins og hundur naut til smá íkorna sem höfðu treed sig fyrir athugun, þá cantering burt, beygja runnann með þyngd sinni, ímynda þér að hann er á brautinni sumra villast meðlimur the jerbilla fjölskylduna.
Many a village Bose, fit only to course a mud- turtle in a victualling cellar, sported his heavy quarters in the woods, without the knowledge of his master, and ineffectually smelled at old fox burrows and woodchucks'holes; led perchance by some slight cur which nimbly threaded the wood, and might still inspire a natural terror in its denizens; -- now far behind his guide, barking like a canine bull toward some small squirrel which had treed itself for scrutiny, then, cantering off, bending the bushes with his weight, imagining that he is on the track of some stray member of the jerbilla family.
Heiđna nafn hans er Hlaupandi Refur.
His heathen name is Running Fox.
Heiðna nafn hans er Hlaupandi Refur
His heathen name is Running Fox
Hvernig refur?
What sort of fox?
Venjulega gerir hver refur tilkall til eigin svæðis.
Thereafter, each tend to seek employment in their own country.
Dig er snúinn refur.
Dig's a complex cat, baby.
Ūú ert klár, gamli refur.
You're a pretty smart old buzzard
Eins og refur- forðast hunda
Like fox- dodge hounds
Hann fann einu sinni lítill refur cub helmingur drukknaði í holu og hann kom það heim í Th ́ faðmi bolur hans til að halda henni hita.
He once found a little fox cub half drowned in its hole and he brought it home in th'bosom of his shirt to keep it warm.
Ef refur stigi á það, þá mundi steinveggur þeirra hrynja undan honum!‘
If a fox went up against it, he would certainly break down their wall of stones.’
Þannig að þeir hring þar til þeir falla að undanförnu slóð refur, fyrir vitur hundur mun yfirgefa allt annað fyrir þetta.
Thus they circle until they fall upon the recent trail of a fox, for a wise hound will forsake everything else for this.
Eđa kannski frekar refur.
Or should I say a fox.
Hvernig hefurđu ūađ, gamli refur?
How are you, Tom, old scuff?
Tobía tók undir háðsyrðin og sagði: „Ef refur stigi á það, þá mundi steinveggur þeirra hrynja undan honum!“
Tobiah joined in the jeering, saying: “If a fox went up against it, he would certainly break down their wall of stones.”

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