varp

See also: värp

Icelandic

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

varp n (definite singular varpet, indefinite plural varp, definite plural varpa)

(folklore) a heap of stones set nearby a way or forest path because of different reasons. According to the traditional belief, the trespassers must throw stones, coins or sticks onto this heap.

varp n (genitive varps, plural vǫrp)

Declension of varp (strong a-stem)

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

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

varp