viar

See also: Viar

Cimbrian

Numeral

viar

1. attributive form of viare

   viar manne ― four men

Mòcheno

cardinal numbers

4	Previous:	drai
	Next:	vinf

Etymology

From Middle High German vier, from Old High German fior, from Proto-West Germanic *feuwar, from Proto-Germanic *fedwōr. Cognate with German vier, English four.

Numeral

viar

1. four

References

• “viar” in Cimbrian, Ladin, Mòcheno: Getting to know 3 peoples. 2015. Servizio minoranze linguistiche locali della Provincia autonoma di Trento, Trento, Italy.

Norman

Alternative forms

• vyi (Jersey)

Etymology

From Old French viel, from Vulgar Latin veclus, from Latin vetulus, diminutive form of vetus.

Adjective

viar m

1. (Guernsey) old
   • 1903, Edgar MacCulloch, “Proverbs, Weather Sayings, etc.”, in Guernsey Folk Lore‎^[1], pages 539-40:

     Alle ira sû le coquet de l'Eglise ramendaïr les braies des viers garçons.

     She will get a seat on the weather-cock of the church and mend old bachelor's breeches.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Adverb

viar

1. (dialectal, Trøndelag, Northern Norway) Eye dialect spelling of vidare. (with apocope)