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várr

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See also: varr, vârr, and vár

Old Norse

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From earlier *óarr, from Proto-Norse *ᛟᛊᚨᚱᚨᛉ (*osaraʀ), from Proto-Germanic *unseraz.

Pronunciation

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  • The Elfdalian descendant points toward a nasal root vowel.

Determiner

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várr

  1. our (belonging to more than two of us)

Declension

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Declension of várr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative várr vár, ór várt
accusative várn ossa, vára, óra várt
dative ossum, várum, órum várri ossu, váru, óru
genitive várs várrar várs
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative ossir, várir, órir ossar, várar, órar vár, ór
accusative ossa, vára, óra ossar, várar, órar vár, ór
dative ossum, várum, órum ossum, várum, órum ossum, várum, órum
genitive várra várra várra

Descendants

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  • Icelandic: vor
  • Faroese: vár
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: vår
  • Norwegian Bokmål: vår
  • Elfdalian: ųor (< órr)
  • Old Swedish: vār
  • Old Danish: vor
  • Old English: *war (Northumbrian)
    • English: wor (dialectal, Northern England)
    • Scots: wir