vör

See also: vor, voer, Voer, VOR, and vor-

German Low German

Preposition

vör

  1. Alternative spelling of för: in front of.

Icelandic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vœːr/
    Rhymes: -œːr

Noun

vör f (genitive singular varar, nominative plural varir)

  1. lip
    Þú hefur mjúkar varir.
    You have soft lips.

Usage notes

As lip in English, the word vör is seldom used in singular. When used in singular, is it to refer only to one of the two, i.e. either the upper or the lower lip.

Declension

See also

  • flipi (a horse's lip)
  • grön (a cow's lip)
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