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, allot”), cognate with Ancient Greek μείρομαι (meíromai, “receive as one's portion”), Latin mereō, merx and Hittite [script needed] (mark, “to divide a sacrifice”).

Verb

marr (aorist mora, participle marrë)

1. I take, set off, receive

Related terms

• marrë

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Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmarː/
• Rhymes: -arː

Etymology 1

From marra (“to creak, to squeak”).

Noun

marr n (genitive singular marrs, no plural)

1. creak, squeak (e.g. of a door)

Declension

declension of marr

n-s	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	marr	marrið
accusative	marr	marrið
dative	marri	marrinu
genitive	marrs	marrsins

Synonyms

• (creak): brak, ískur

Etymology 2

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

Interjection

marr

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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Middle Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mar/

Noun

marr

1. Nasal mutation of barr.

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Old Norse

Etymology 1

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

Noun

marr m

1. horse

Declension

  Declension of marr (strong a-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	marr	marrinn	marar	mararnir
accusative	mar	marinn	mara	marana
dative	mari	marinum	mǫrum	mǫrunum
genitive	mars	marsins	mara	maranna

  Declension of marr (strong i-stem, s-genitive)

masculine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	marr	marrinn	marir	marirnir
accusative	mar	marinn	mari	marina
dative	mar	marinum	mǫrum	mǫrunum
genitive	mars	marsins	mara	maranna

Coordinate terms

• merr "mare" (female horse)

Descendants

• Icelandic: mar

References

• “marr”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

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 , from , from , *marḱ-.

Noun

1. Mare, female horse.