varp

See also: värp

Icelandic Edit

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

declension of varp

	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
n-s	singular		plural
nominative	varp	varpið	vörp	vörpin
accusative	varp	varpið	vörp	vörpin
dative	varpi	varpinu	vörpum	vörpunum
genitive	varps	varpsins	varpa	varpanna

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