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vǫr

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Old Norse

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Norse ᚹᚨᚱᚢᛉ (waruʀ), further origin unclear. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

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vǫr f (genitive varar, plural varar or varir)

  1. landing place, berth (for a boat)
Declension
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Feminine u-stems (like Proto-Norse ᚹᚨᚱᚢᛉ (waruʀ)) were very rare and tended to be reanalysed. For other instances compare the two consonant stem nouns hǫnd f (hand), kinn f (cheek), and the ō-stem noun kvern, all of which descend from original feminine u-stems.

Declension of vǫr (strong ō-stem, ar and ir-plurals)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative vǫr vǫrin varar, varir vararnar, varirnar
accusative vǫr vǫrina varar, varir vararnar, varirnar
dative vǫr vǫrinni vǫrum vǫrunum
genitive varar vararinnar vara varanna
Descendants
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  • Icelandic: vör
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: vorr

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

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vǫr

  1. inflection of varr:
    1. strong feminine nominative singular
    2. strong neuter nominative/accusative plural