vrå

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Danish

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Etymology

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From Old Danish wra, Old West Norse  f, from Proto-Germanic *wranhō (something crooked), cognate with Norwegian Nynorsk ro and Swedish vrå. From Proto-Indo-European *wrónkeh₂, cognate with Latvian ròka (arm, hand), Lithuanian rankà, Russian рука́ (ruká) and possibly also, via Gaulish, French branche (branch).

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Noun

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vrå c (singular definite vråen, plural indefinite vråer)

  1. (dated) corner (of a house or a country)
  2. (dated) poor or simple house

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Swedish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Swedish vrā, from Proto-Germanic *wranhō. Doublet of vrång.

Noun

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vrå c

  1. an (often cramped and secluded) corner of a room or other space

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