kærr

See also: kärr

Old Norse

Alternative forms

• kę́rr

Etymology

Likely borrowed from Old Northern French ker, kier, quer (Old French chier, cher), from Latin cārus (“dear”), from Proto-Italic *kāros, from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂- (“to desire, to wish”).

Pronunciation

• (12th Century Icelandic) IPA^(key): /kɛːrː/

Adjective

kærr (comparative kærari, superlative kærastr)

1. dear

Derived terms

• kærligr

Descendants

• Icelandic: kær
• Faroese: kærur
• Norn: kårr
• Norwegian: kjær
• Old Swedish: kær
  • Swedish: kär
• Danish: kær