ver.
husband
Meaning & usage
husband
man
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Old Norse verr, from Proto-Germanic *weraz, from Proto-Indo-European *wiHrós. Cognate with English were-.
fishing center
a place where a flock of birds makes its nests (and eggs may be gathered or birds caught)
a wet grassy spot in an otherwise inhospitable area; oasis
production facility
kvikmynd (“movie”) + ver → kvikmyndaver (“movie studio, movie production facility”)
ál (“aluminum”) + ver → álver (“aluminum production facility”)
a generic suffix for proper names of community centers, shopping centers, or names of businesses
Where this word comes from
The same as Norwegian vær (“fishing harbor, fishing village”), other cognates including Old English wer (whence modern English weir), Old Saxon werr, Middle Low German were/wer, Middle High German wer (whence German Wehr). Probably from Proto-Germanic *warjaz, *warją (“dam, weir”), related to vör f (“landing space for a boat”) and to verja (“protect”). The root meaning would then be a guarded or fenced off place.
a cover made of cloth (e.g. a pillow case or duvet cover)
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Proto-Germanic *wazą. Related to Faroese ver, Danish vår, Swedish var, all meaning the same, and Norwegian ver, vær, meaning the same, but also “bag, jar, place to store things”. Compare vasi (“pocket”).
the sea, the ocean
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Old Norse ver, of the same meaning. Origin uncertain, but probably related to vari (“liquid”) and to Old English wær (“sea”).
a line in the water made by the movement of an oar or a boat
Where this word comes from
A 19th century alteration of earlier vör, from Old Norse vǫrr, from Proto-Germanic *warzuz.
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