wor

See also: wór and wor-

English

Etymology

Likely ultimately a borrowing into Northumbrian Old English from Old Norse várr (“our”) (from the same Proto-Germanic root *unseraz that produced Standard English our). Compare Scots wir.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /wɔː/
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Determiner

wor

(Northern England, dialectal) our.
If ye gannin out the neet ye betta tell wor Jimmy.

Usage notes

Used primarily with family members or close friends of a family.

Derived terms

wor kid (Geordie)
wor lass (Geordie)

Anagrams

Row, row

Abinomn

Noun

wor

stone

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of w o r – see 喎 (“Cantonese particle”). (This character, wor, is a variant form of 喎.)

Chuukese

Verb

wor

to exist

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