varp
IcelandicEdit
EtymologyEdit
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.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
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
DeclensionEdit
declension of varp
Derived termsEdit
Norwegian NynorskEdit
EtymologyEdit
NounEdit
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.
SynonymsEdit
Old NorseEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Proto-Germanic *warpą, from Proto-Germanic *werpaną, from Proto-Indo-European *werb-.
NounEdit
varp n (genitive varps, plural vǫrp)
DeclensionEdit
Declension of varp (strong a-stem)
DescendantsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- “varp”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Etymology 2Edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
VerbEdit
varp