vorr
Albanian
Alternative forms
Etymology
Gheg variant of varr.
Noun
vorr m (plural vorre, definite vorri, definite plural vorret)
Derived terms
- vorraxhi (“gravedigger”)
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
Etymology
Noun
vorr m (definite singular vorren, indefinite plural vorrer, definite plural vorrene)
- moraine, ridge
- stonework on either side of a boat landing, which can be used to moor a boat; a sloping stone pier
- a wake in the water after a boat
- 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
Alternative forms
Noun
vorr m (definite singular vorren, indefinite plural vorrar, definite plural vorrane)
- moraine, a ridge of stone or gravel
- Synonym: morene
- 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
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”).[1]
Alternative forms
Noun
vorr m (definite singular vorren, indefinite plural vorrar, definite plural vorrane)
- a movement, whirl or other disturbance in the water surface
- a stroke of the oar
- the distance which a boat moves forth as a result of a pull of the oar
- 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”),[1] from Proto-Germanic *weruz.
Noun
vorr m (definite singular vorren, indefinite plural vorrar, definite plural vorrane)
Derived terms
Etymology 4
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
vorr
- imperative of vorra