Vörr

Old Norse Dictionary - vörr

Meaning of Old Norse word "vörr" (or vǫrr) in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

vörr Old Norse word can mean:

vörr (vǫrr): 1. f., gen. varrar, pl. varrar, varrir; in rhymes rr, vörr er hvöss á harra, Sturl. (in a verse); sprarri varra, Hkr. i. (in a verse): the mod. form is vör, varar, dropping one r throughout: [Ulf. uses a diminutive, wairilo = χειλος; A. S. weleras = labia, a masc. formed by metathesis of r and l, qs. werelas; old Fris. were]:—the lip, Lat. labium; varrar jarls vóru ókyrrar, FmS. viii. 98; vörr in neðri, the lower lip, Dropl. 25; vörr in efri, the upper lip; bíta á vörrinni, Nj. 68; hann beit varrarnar, … rifja saman varrarnar, Edda 71; ef varrar eru eigi heilar, Skálda; skarð í vör (vörr), Sd. 175; hverjum vörrum skal ek hans blezaða fulltings biðja, Th. 6; varra-skrap, SkS. 438; varrar þínar, Stj. 644; báðar varrirnar, BS. i. 360; varrarnar, SkS. 560.

vörr (vǫrr): B. [Ivar Aasen vor; A. S. wær; Engl. weir], a fenced-in landing-place; á steini þeim er næstr var vörum (vrom Cod.), BS. i. 337; dró þat eptir skipinu í vörina, FaS. iii. 317; Vermundr kom nú til Grímseyjar, ok dró upp skip í varir Áskels, Rd. 250; varar fýsir skip, a saying, a ship longs for the vórr, Edda (Ht.); cp. njóti svá bauga, sem Bragi auga, vagna vara, may he enjoy wealth, as Bragi [enjoys] the eye, or the ship the haven, Höfuðl. (fine); sigla or vörum, to leave the harbour, BS. i. 460; ok er staddr í vörum um kveldit þá er Hallr kom at landi, Ld. 40: the word is freq. in mod. usage (at least in western Icel.), of a small inlet or creek where boats land, lenda í vörinni, fara ofan í vör, ýtta eg knör úr Arnar-vör hann Úlfar téði, Úlf. 6. 23: hence mod. vara-söngr = the prayer said by fishermen when launching, Bjorn. vara-seiði, n. small fry, small fish, from being caught in creeks near the shore.

vörr (vǫrr): 2. m., gen. varrar, dat. verri, pl. verrir, acc. vörru; [different from the preceding word]:—a pull of the oar; er þeir höfðu fá vörru róit frá landi, FmS. viii. 217; í einum verri brýtr hann sundr báðar árarnar ok keipana, Þiðr. 313; slíta rœði ór verri, to pull the oar briskly, FmS. vi. (in a verse); halda sjau tigum ára til varra, to pull with seventy oars, Hkr. iii. 120 (in a verse); þeysa vörru (acc. pl.), to pull so as to splash, Hornklofi: in poetry a ship is called lung, málfeti varra, the steed pulled by oars, Lex. poët.; varr-sími, the wake left by the oars; varr-nagli, q. v.; varrar eldr = gold; varrar skíð, poët. = the oar (the oar of Odin being the sword), Glúm, (in a verse).

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, vörr may be more accurately written as vǫrr.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᚢᚱᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

f.: feminine.

Fris.: Frisian.

gen.: genitive.

l.: line.

Lat.: Latin.

masc.: masculine.

mod.: modern.

n.: neuter.

pl.: plural.

qs.: quasi.

S.: Saga.

Ulf.: Ulfilas.

Cod.: Codex.

cp.: compare.

Engl.: English.

freq.: frequent, frequently.

gl.: glossary.

Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.

acc.: accusative.

dat.: dative.

m.: masculine.

poët.: poetically.

q. v.: quod vide.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Dropl.: Droplaugar-sona Saga. (D. II.)

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Sd.: Svarfdæla Saga. (D. II.)

Skálda: Skálda. (H. I.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

Th.: Theophilus. (F. III.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Ht.: Hátta-tal. (C. I.)

Höfuðl.: Höfuðlausn. (A. III.)

Ivar Aasen: Ivar Aasen’s Dictionary, 1850.

Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)

Rd.: Reykdæla Saga. (D. II.)

Úlf.: Úlfars-rímur.

Lex. Poët.: Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.

Þiðr.: Þiðreks Saga. (G. I.)

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