marr

See also: märr

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *mar(en)-, from Proto-Indo-European *merh₂- 'to pack (up)' or Proto-Indo-European *(s)mer- 'to assign, alot', cognate with Ancient Greek Ancient Greek μείρομαι (meíromai, “receive as one's portion”), Latin mereō, merx and Hittite [script needed] (mark, “to divide a sacrifice”).

Verb

marr (first-person singular past tense mora, participle marrë)

1. I take, set off, receive

Related terms

• marrë

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Icelandic

Etymology

A contracted form of maður (“man, dude”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -arː

Noun

marr m

1. (slang) dude, bro

   Hvað segirðu marr?

   What's up dude?

   Er ekki allt í lagi marr?

   Isn't everything alright bro?

   Allt er að gerast mar.

   Everything's happening man.

   Vá marr.

   Whoa dude.

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Old Norse

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *marhaz (“horse”), from Proto-Indo-European *márkos. Compare Old English mearh, Old Frisian mar, Old High German marah, Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐍂𐌷𐍃 (marhs).

Noun

marr m

1. horse

Related terms

• merr "mare" (female horse)

Descendants

• Icelandic: mar

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *mari (“sea”), from Proto-Indo-European *móri. Compare Old English mere (English mere), Old Frisian mere (West Frisian mar), Old Saxon meri (Low German Meer), Dutch meer, Old High German meri (German Meer).

Noun

marr m

1. sea

Descendants

• Faroese: marur
• French: mare
• Icelandic: mar
• Norwegian: mar (in compounds)
• Swedish: mar (in compounds)
• Scots: mar

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Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse merr, from Proto-Germanic *marhijō, from Proto-Indo-European *mark-, *marḱ-.

Noun

marr f

1. mare, female horse

Derived terms

• marrføhl n

Synonyms

• skjut n