varr

Alternative forms

• vorr — Gheg^[1]

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *ā̆ur(V)n, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁er-, close to Gothic 𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌰𐌷𐌾𐍉𐌽𐍃 (aurahjōns, “monuments, tombs”),^[2] Old English ēar (“grave, earth”).

Noun

varr m (plural varre, definite varri, definite plural varret)

1. grave

References

Etymology

From Proto-Finno-Ugric *worka-. Cognates include Komi-Zyrian вурны (vurny) and Udmurt вурыны (vuryny).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈvɒrː]

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• Hyphenation: varr
• Rhymes: -ɒrː

Verb

varr

1. (transitive) to sew (to use a needle to pass thread repeatedly through pieces of fabric in order to join them together)

Further reading

• varr in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /var/

Noun

varr

1. Soft mutation of barr.

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *waraz.

Adjective

varr

1. aware
2. wary

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “varr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive