varp

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse varp, from Proto-Germanic *warpą, from Proto-Germanic *werpaną, from Proto-Indo-European *werb-. Cognate to Old High German warf and Old English wearp.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /var̥p/

  Rhymes: -ar̥p

Noun

varp n (genitive singular varps, nominative plural vörp)

1. casting, throwing
2. (of birds) laying of eggs
3. breeding ground, nesting place
4. (sewing) an edge sewn together such that the thread crosses the edge itself
5. (weaving) warp (threads that run lengthwise in a woven fabric)
6. (mathematics) image (value mapped to from an input by a function)
7. a long elevation in the landscape, especially one that acts as a watershed (drainage divide); ridge
8. (slang) radio or television

Declension

declension of varp

n-s	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	varp	varpið	vörp	vörpin
accusative	varp	varpið	vörp	vörpin
dative	varpi	varpinu	vörpum	vörpunum
genitive	varps	varpsins	varpa	varpanna

Derived terms

• sjónvarp
• útvarp

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Old Norse

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *warpą, from Proto-Germanic *werpaną, from Proto-Indo-European *werb-.

Noun

varp n

1. casting, throwing
2. (of birds) laying of eggs
3. breeding ground, nesting place

Declension

  Declension of varp (strong a-stem)

neuter	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	varp	varpit	vǫrp	vǫrpin
accusative	varp	varpit	vǫrp	vǫrpin
dative	varpi	varpinu	vǫrpum	vǫrpunum
genitive	varps	varpsins	varpa	varpanna

Descendants

• Icelandic: varp
• Norwegian Nynorsk: varp
• Norwegian Bokmål: varp

References

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

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

varp

1. singular past indicative of verpa