vorr

See also: vørr and vǫrr

Albanian

Alternative forms

• varr

Etymology

Gheg variant of varr.

Noun

vorr m (plural vorre, definite vorri, definite plural vorret)

1. grave

Derived terms

• vorraxhi (“gravedigger”)

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• vor

Etymology

From Old Norse vǫr f.

Noun

vorr m (definite singular vorren, indefinite plural vorrer, definite plural vorrene)

1. moraine, ridge
2. stonework on either side of a boat landing, which can be used to moor a boat; a sloping stone pier
3. a wake in the water after a boat
4. the distance which a boat moves forth as a result of a pull of the oar

References

• “vorr” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

vorr (sloping stone pier) (in Ørskog, Norway)
Credit: Per-Morten Tennøy

From Old Norse vǫr f.

Alternative forms

• vor, vòr

Noun

vorr m (definite singular vorren, indefinite plural vorrar, definite plural vorrane)

1. moraine, a ridge of stone or gravel

   Synonym: morene

2. stonework on either side of a boat landing, which can be used to moor a boat; a sloping stone pier

Derived terms

• postvorr

Related terms

• verja, verje

Etymology 2

From Old Norse vǫr f (“wake (of a nave); stroke (of an oar)”) and Old Norse vǫrr m (“stroke (of an oar); wave”).

Alternative forms

• vor, vòr

Noun

vorr m (definite singular vorren, indefinite plural vorrar, definite plural vorrane)

1. a movement, whirl or other disturbance in the water surface
   1. (nautical) a wake (trail of disturbed water left by the passage of a watercraft, but also of fish, birds etc.)
2. a stroke of the oar
3. the distance which a boat moves forth as a result of a pull of the oar
4. noise, unrest

Synonyms

• (whirl): straumkvervel
• (wake (of watercraft)): kjølvatn, vòk
• (stroke of the oar): åretak
• (noise): bråk, ståk, uro

Etymology 3

From Old Norse vǫrr f (“lip”), from Proto-Germanic *weruz.

Noun

vorr m (definite singular vorren, indefinite plural vorrar, definite plural vorrane)

1. loud speech, a blending of voices, murmur
2. babbling, chatter

   Synonyms: babling, skravling

Derived terms

• vorra, vorre (verb)

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

vorr

1. imperative of vorra

See also

• vorr, vor (Bokmål, for etymologies 1 and 2)