Albanian edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

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 edit

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

  1. grave

Declension edit

Derived terms edit

References edit

  1. ^ Fialuur i voghel Sccyp e ltinisct (Small Dictionary of Albanian and Latin), page 174, by P. Jak Junkut, 1895, Sckoder
  2. ^ Demiraj, B. (1997) Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: []] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7)‎[1] (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 409

Hungarian edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈvɒrː]
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: varr
  • Rhymes: -ɒrː

Verb edit

varr

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

Usage notes edit

Not to be confused with var.

Conjugation edit

Derived terms edit

(With verbal prefixes):

Further reading edit

  • 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

Middle Welsh edit

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

varr

  1. Soft mutation of barr.

Old Norse edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Germanic *waraz.

Adjective edit

varr

  1. aware
  2. wary

Declension edit

Derived terms edit

Related terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Icelandic: var
  • Faroese: varur
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: var
  • Norwegian Bokmål: var
  • Swedish: var
  • Danish: var

References edit

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