vèrre

See also: verre and verrë

Cimbrian

Alternative forms

• bèrre (Mezzaselva)

Etymology

From Middle High German verre, from Old High German ferro, from Proto-Germanic *ferrai (“far, distant”). Cognate with Dutch ver, English far, Icelandic fjarri.

Adverb

vèrre

1. (Sette Comuni) far

   Synonym: bait

Derived terms

• vèrrekhot

References

• “bèrre” in Martalar, Umberto Martello, Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo

Norman

Etymology

From Old French voirre, from Latin vitrum.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Jersey)

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Noun

vèrre m (plural vèrres)

1. (Jersey) glass

Derived terms

• verglias (“black ice; sleet”)
• vèrre à baithe (“drinking glass”)
• vèrre d'approche (“magnifying glass”)
• vèrre dé couleu (“stained glass”)
• vèrrée (“glassful”)