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Definition 2024

vör

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

German Low German

Preposition

vör

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)

lip
Þú hefur mjúkar varir.
You have soft lips.

Declension

declension of vör

	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
f-s2	singular		plural
nominative	vör	vörin	varir	varirnar
accusative	vör	vörina	varir	varirnar
dative	vör	vörinni	vörum	vörunum
genitive	varar	vararinnar	vara	varanna

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.