vǫrr

See also: vorr, vørr, and võrr

Old Norse

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *weruz, perhaps through *werulō.

Noun

vǫrr f (genitive varrar, plural varrar or varrir)

1. lip

Declension

Declension of vǫrr (strong ō-stem, ar and ir-plurals)

feminine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	vǫrr	vǫrrin	varrar, varrir	varrarnar, varrirnar
accusative	vǫrr	vǫrrina	varrar, varrir	varrarnar, varrirnar
dative	vǫrr	vǫrrinni	vǫrrum	vǫrrunum
genitive	varrar	varrarinnar	varra	varranna

Descendants

• Icelandic: vör
• Faroese: vørr

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *werzaną (“to cause disarray, confusion”). (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Noun

vǫrr m (genitive varrar, plural verrir)

1. a pull of the oar

Declension

Declension of vǫrr (strong u-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	vǫrr	vǫrrinn	verrir	verrirnir
accusative	vǫrr	vǫrrinn	vǫrru	vǫrruna
dative	verri	verrinum	vǫrrum	vǫrrunum
genitive	varrar	varrarins	varra	varranna

Further reading

• Skeat, W. W., Skeat, W. W. (1882). An Etymological Dictionary of the English Language. United Kingdom: Clarendon Press, p. 719
• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “vörr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 504; also available at the [https://archive.org/stream/concisedictionar001857

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