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][2]

  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)[3]

  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

References
  1. vörr in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.
  2. Skeat, W. W., Skeat, W. W. (1882). An Etymological Dictionary of the English Language. United Kingdom: Clarendon Press, p. 719
  3. vörr in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.
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