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
Noun
varp n (genitive singular varps, nominative plural vörp)
- casting, throwing
- (of birds) laying of eggs
- breeding ground, nesting place
- (sewing) an edge sewn together such that the thread crosses the edge itself
- (weaving) warp (threads that run lengthwise in a woven fabric)
- (mathematics) image (value mapped to from an input by a function)
- a long elevation in the landscape, especially one that acts as a watershed (drainage divide); ridge
- (slang) radio or television
Declension
Declension of varp | ||||
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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
Old Norse
Etymology 1
From Proto-Germanic *warpą, from Proto-Germanic *werpaną, from Proto-Indo-European *werb-.
Noun
varp n
Declension
Declension of varp (strong a-stem)
Descendants
References
- “varp”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
varp
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