פֿור

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Yiddish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German vuore (“journey, fodder”), from Old High German fuora, ultimately from the root of פֿאָרן (forn). Cognate to German Fuhre, Polish fura.

Noun[edit]

פֿור • (fur) f, plural פֿורן (furn), diminutive פֿורל (furl) or פֿורכל (furkhl)

  1. cart, wagon, buggy
    Synonym: וואָגן (vogn)
  2. van
    Synonym: משׂא־פֿור (mase-fur)

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

  • Justus van de Kamp et al., “פֿור” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].
  • Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “van”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
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