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Old Norse
Etymology 1
From Proto-Germanic *weruz, perhaps through *werulō.
Noun
vǫrr f (genitive varrar, plural varrar or varrir)
- lip
Declension
Declension of vǫrr (strong ō-stem, ar and ir-plurals)
Descendants
Etymology 2
From Proto-Germanic *werzaną (“to cause disarray, confusion”). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
Noun
vǫrr m (genitive varrar, plural verrir)
- a pull of the oar
Declension
Declension of vǫrr (strong u-stem)
References
- ^ vörr in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.
- ^ Skeat, W. W., Skeat, W. W. (1882). An Etymological Dictionary of the English Language. United Kingdom: Clarendon Press, p. 719
- ^ vörr in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.