Vár

See also: Appendix:Variations of "var"

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse Vár.

Proper noun

Vár f

1. a female given name, of Old Norse origin

Usage notes

Matronymics

• son of Vár: Várarson
• daughter of Vár: Várardóttir

Declension

	Singular
	Indefinite
Nominative	Vár
Accusative	Vár
Dative	Vár
Genitive	Várar

Old Norse

Etymology

Perhaps from Proto-Germanic *wēraz, *wērijaz, from Proto-Indo-European *weh₁ros (“true”).

Proper noun

Vár f

1. The name of a female deity of the Norse pantheon which was associated with the making of oaths, pledges or agreements.
   • Snorri Sturluson: Gylfaginning of the Prose Edda, trans. and ed. by Anthony Faulkes; London: Everyman 1995 (→ISBN), chapter 35.

     "Var: she listens to people's oaths and private agreements that women and men make between each other. Thus these contracts are called varar. She also punishes those who break them."