vöru

See also: voru, vóru, and vorų

Icelandic

Noun

vöru

  1. indefinite accusative singular of vara
  2. indefinite dative singular of vara
  3. indefinite genitive singular of vara

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse vara.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ʋɞ̀ːɾʉ̟], [ʋɞ̀(ː)ɾʊ]
    Rhymes: -ɞ̀rɵ
    (ð-r merger) Rhymes: -ɞ̀ðɵ, -ɞ̀rɵ

Noun

vöru f (definite singular vörun, plural vöru or vöri, definite dative plural vörum)

  1. article, commodity
  2. (in definite singular) any type of strong alcoholic drink

Derived terms
  • votvöru f (“liquid”)
  • saltvöru f (“salty fish, salty meat”)
  • vöruväl n (“commodity value, commodity price”)

References
  • Rietz, Johan Ernst, “vöru”, in Svenskt dialektlexikon: ordbok öfver svenska allmogespråket [Swedish dialectal lexicon: a dictionary for the Swedish lects] (in Swedish), 1962 edition, Lund: C. W. K. Gleerups Förlag, published 1862–1867, page 795
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