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Breton
Noun
varv
- Soft mutation of marv.
Swedish
- hvarf (obsolete since 1906)
Etymology
Might be from Old Norse hvarf (“circle”). Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *hwerbaną (“to turn”)
Pronunciation
Noun
varv n
- turn, revolution, a full circle
- 45 varv per minut
- 45 revolutions per minute (rpm)
- lap, circuit
Han sprang fem varv runt huset- He ran five laps around the house
- (geology) layer, varve
- wharf, shipyard
Har du hört att de ska flytta Götaverken? – Det går väl inte? Om man flyttar ett helt varv är man ju tillbaka där man började!- Have you heard they are moving Götaverken (former large shipyard in Gothenburg)? – Can you do that? If you move a whole shipyard (a full circle), you are back where you started!
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