vair

English

Vair

Etymology

From Middle English veir, veire, from Old French vair, veir, from the accusative singular masculine form of Latin varius (“variegated”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /vɛə/, /vɛː/
  • Rhymes: -ɛə(ɹ)

Noun

vair (countable and uncountable, plural vairs)

  1. (archaic) A type of fur from a squirrel with a black back and white belly, much used on garments in the Middle Ages.
    • 1999, George RR Martin, A Clash of Kings, Bantam 2011, p. 323:
      Bran wore grey breeches and white doublet, his sleeves and collar trimmed with vair.
  2. (heraldry) An heraldic fur formed by a regular tessellation of blue and white bell shapes.

Translations

See also

Anagrams

Dutch

Etymology

From Old French vair, veir, from the accusative singular masculine form of Latin varius (“variegated”).

Pronunciation

  • Audio(file)

Noun

vair n (uncountable)

  1. (heraldry) vair (fur used in heraldry)

French

Etymology

From Old French vair, veir, from the accusative singular masculine form of Latin varius.

Pronunciation

Noun

vair m (plural vairs)

  1. (heraldry) vair

Further reading

Anagrams

Gallo

Etymology

From Old French veeir, veoir, from Latin video, cognate with French voir.

Verb

vair

  1. To see
    Disez-mai don, v'ez-ti pas veü un jiene là tout à l'oure ?
    Please tell me, have you seen a young man there few minutes ago ?

Middle English

Noun

vair

  1. Alternative form of veir

Old French

Etymology

From the accusative singular masculine form of Latin varius.

Adjective

vair m (oblique and nominative feminine singular vaire)

  1. changeable; that may change
  2. multi-colored; polychromatic
  3. shining; brilliant

Declension

Noun

vair m (oblique plural vairs, nominative singular vairs, nominative plural vair)

  1. vair (fur of a squirrel)

Descendants

Romansch

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin videō, vidēre.

Verb

vair

  1. (Puter) to look
  2. (Puter) to see
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.