vǫrr

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See also: vorr, vørr, and võrr

Old Norse[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *weruz, perhaps through *werulō.

Noun[edit]

vǫrr f (genitive varrar, plural varrar or varrir)[1][2]

  1. lip
Declension[edit]
Descendants[edit]
  • Icelandic: vör
  • Faroese: vørr

Etymology 2[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *werzaną (to cause disarray, confusion). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Noun[edit]

vǫrr m (genitive varrar, plural verrir)[3]

  1. a pull of the oar
Declension[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ vörr in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.
  2. ^ Skeat, W. W., Skeat, W. W. (1882). An Etymological Dictionary of the English Language. United Kingdom: Clarendon Press, p. 719
  3. ^ vörr in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.