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ver.

husband

3 characters1 syllables approx.Íslenska language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈvɛːr]
  1. husband

    literary · masculine · poetic
  2. man

    literary · masculine · poetic
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Norse verr, from Proto-Germanic *weraz, from Proto-Indo-European *wiHrós. Cognate with English were-.

noun[ˈvɛːr]
  1. fishing center

    neuter
  2. a place where a flock of birds makes its nests (and eggs may be gathered or birds caught)

    neuter
  3. a wet grassy spot in an otherwise inhospitable area; oasis

    neuter
  4. production facility

    neuter
    kvikmynd (“movie”) + ver → kvikmyndaver (“movie studio, movie production facility”)
    ál (“aluminum”) + ver → álver (“aluminum production facility”)
  5. a generic suffix for proper names of community centers, shopping centers, or names of businesses

    neuter
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.

noun[ˈvɛːr]
  1. a cover made of cloth (e.g. a pillow case or duvet cover)

    neuter
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”).

noun[ˈvɛːr]
  1. the sea, the ocean

    neuter · no-plural · poetic
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”).

noun[ˈvɛːr]
  1. 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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