var

See also: Appendix:Variations of "var"

Translingual

Etymology 1

Clipping of Spanish Varihío.

Symbol

var

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Huarijio.

See also

  • Wiktionary’s coverage of Huarijio terms

Etymology 2

Symbol

var

  1. (physics, electrics) Alternative form of VAR

English

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)

Noun

var (countable and uncountable, plural vars)

  1. (programming) Abbreviation of variable.
  2. (statistics) Abbreviation of variance.
  3. (physics) A unit of electrical power, in an AC circuit, equal to the power dissipated when 1 volt produces a current of 1 ampere.
  4. (bodybuilding, slang, uncountable) Clipping of Anavar.

Derived terms

Anagrams

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *werja, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wer- (to bind, hang) (compare Ancient Greek ἀείρω (aeírō, to heave, hoist up), Lithuanian vérti (to weigh)).[1]

Verb

var (aorist vara, participle varur) (transitive)

  1. to hang
  2. to depend on
  3. to bring down

Conjugation

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Demiraj, Bardhyl (1997), Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: []] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7)‎[1] (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 423

Azerbaijani

Other scripts
Cyrillic вар
Arabic وار

Etymology

Inherited from Old Anatolian Turkish وار (var), from Proto-Turkic *bār.[1] Cognate with Old Turkic 𐰉𐰺 (bar).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vɑr/

Predicative

var

  1. Existential copula: there is, there are, there exists, there exist
    Bakının yaxınlığında bir karvansara var.
    There is a caravanserai near Baku.
    ― Düyü var? ― Bəli, var.
    Is there any rice? ―Yes, there is.
  2. Expressing possession: to have
    Üç qardaşım var.
    I have three brothers.
    (literally, “There are three of my brothers”)
    ― Gedim çörək alım? ― Yox, hələ varımızdır.
    ―Shall I go and buy bread? ―No, we still have [some].

Antonyms

  • yox (there is no; to not have)

Derived terms

Conjugation

*imək (to be) being a defective verb, its missing forms are supplied by the present simple copulas (appearing as suffixes), and by olmaq. The actual infinitive form would be var olmaq, as the verb olmaq serves as infinitive form of *imek and itself.

References

  1. ^ Starostin, Sergei; Dybo, Anna; Mudrak, Oleg (2003), “*bār”, in Etymological dictionary of the Altaic languages (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.8)‎[2], Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin vārus.

Pronunciation

Adjective

var (feminine vara, masculine plural vars, feminine plural vares)

  1. varous

Further reading

Chrau

Numeral

var

  1. two

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech var, from Proto-Slavic *varъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈvar]
  • Hyphenation: var
  • Rhymes: -ar

Noun

var m inan

  1. boiling
  2. ferment, unrest

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

Danish

Etymology 1

From Old Norse varr, from Proto-Germanic *waraz, cognate with English aware.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈʋɑˀ]

Adjective

var

  1. only used in blive var (become aware)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈʋɑ]

Verb

var

  1. past of være

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈʋɑːˀ]

Verb

var

  1. imperative of vare

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch varre, verre, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *farzô (bull, ox). Related to vaars (heifer).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vɑr/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɑr

Noun

var m (plural varren, diminutive varretje n)

  1. (dialectal archaic, otherwise) young bull

References

Faroese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vɛaːɹ/
  • Rhymes: -ɛaːɹ
  • Homophones: varð, vær

Verb

var

  1. first/third-person indicative past of vera
    Eg var ógvuliga bangin.I was terribly afraid.
    Hann var ein góður maður.He was a good man.
    Hon var borin í heim í 1913.She was born in 1913.
    Tað var stuttligt.It was funny.
    Var tað ikki hon?Wasn't it her?

Gagauz

Cyrillic вар

Etymology

Inherited from Old Anatolian Turkish وار (var), from Proto-Turkic *bār. Compare Turkish and Azerbaijani var.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vɑˑr/

Adjective

var (not comparable)

  1. existential predicative; existent, there is
    hertürlü imää var tükändathere's all sorts of food in the shop (literally, “all sorts of food are existent in the shop”)

Derived terms

Further reading

  • Ciachir, Mihail (1938), “var”, in Dicționar gagauzo (tiurco)–român pentru gagauzii din Basarabia (in Romanian), Chișinău, page 100
  • N. A Baskakov, editor (1972), “вар”, in Gagauzsko-Russko-Moldavskij Slovarʹ [Gagauz-Russian-Moldovan Dictionary], Moskva: Izdatelʹstvo Sovetskaja Enciklopedija, →ISBN, page 103

Hungarian

Etymology

Uncertain, perhaps related to the verb varr (to sew).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈvɒr]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɒr

Noun

var (plural varok or varak)

  1. scab (an incrustation over a sore, wound, vesicle, or pustule, formed during healing)

Declension

Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative var varok
accusative vart varokat
dative varnak varoknak
instrumental varral varokkal
causal-final varért varokért
translative varrá varokká
terminative varig varokig
essive-formal varként varokként
essive-modal
inessive varban varokban
superessive varon varokon
adessive varnál varoknál
illative varba varokba
sublative varra varokra
allative varhoz varokhoz
elative varból varokból
delative varról varokról
ablative vartól varoktól
non-attributive
possessive – singular
varé varoké
non-attributive
possessive – plural
varéi varokéi
Possessive forms of var
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. varom varaim, varjaim
2nd person sing. varod varaid, varjaid
3rd person sing. vara, varja varai, varjai
1st person plural varunk varaink, varjaink
2nd person plural varotok varaitok, varjaitok
3rd person plural varuk, varjuk varaik, varjaik

or less commonly:

Inflection (stem in -a-, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative var varak
accusative vart varakat
dative varnak varaknak
instrumental varral varakkal
causal-final varért varakért
translative varrá varakká
terminative varig varakig
essive-formal varként varakként
essive-modal
inessive varban varakban
superessive varon varakon
adessive varnál varaknál
illative varba varakba
sublative varra varakra
allative varhoz varakhoz
elative varból varakból
delative varról varakról
ablative vartól varaktól
non-attributive
possessive – singular
varé varaké
non-attributive
possessive – plural
varéi varakéi
Possessive forms of var
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. varam varaim
2nd person sing. varad varaid
3rd person sing. vara varai
1st person plural varunk varaink
2nd person plural varatok varaitok
3rd person plural varuk varaik

Derived terms

Compound words

See also

Further reading

  • var in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vaːr/
  • Rhymes: -aːr

Etymology 1

    From Old Norse varr, from Proto-Germanic *waraz.

    Adjective

    var (comparative varari, superlative varastur)

    1. cautious, aware
    Declension
    Positive forms of var
    strong declension
    (indefinite)
    singular masculine feminine neuter
    nominative var vör vart
    accusative varan vara
    dative vörum varri vöru
    genitive vars varrar vars
    plural masculine feminine neuter
    nominative varir varar vör
    accusative vara
    dative vörum
    genitive varra
    weak declension
    (definite)
    singular masculine feminine neuter
    nominative vari vara vara
    acc/dat/gen vara vöru
    plural (all-case) vöru
    Comparative forms of var
    weak declension
    (definite)
    masculine feminine neuter
    singular (all-case) varari varari varara
    plural (all-case) varari
    Superlative forms of var
    strong declension
    (indefinite)
    singular masculine feminine neuter
    nominative varastur vörust varast
    accusative varastan varasta
    dative vörustum varastri vörustu
    genitive varasts varastrar varasts
    plural masculine feminine neuter
    nominative varastir varastar vörust
    accusative varasta
    dative vörustum
    genitive varastra
    weak declension
    (definite)
    singular masculine feminine neuter
    nominative varasti varasta varasta
    acc/dat/gen varasta vörustu
    plural (all-case) vörustu
    Derived terms
    • gera vart við sig (to make oneself known; to show oneself)
    • varlega
    • varlegur
    • vera var um sig (to be on one's guard)
    • verða var við (to be aware of)

    Etymology 2

      (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

      Noun

      var n (genitive singular vars, nominative plural vör)

      1. lee, shelter
        Synonym: skjól
      Declension
      Declension of var (neuter)
      singular plural
      indefinite definite indefinite definite
      nominative var varið vör vörin
      accusative var varið vör vörin
      dative vari varinu vörum vörunum
      genitive vars varsins vara varanna

      Etymology 3

        See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

        Verb

        var

        1. first/third-person singular past indicative of vera (to be)

        Jamtish

        Verb

        var

        1. inflection of vara:
          1. past indicative
          2. imperative second-person singular

        Latvian

        Verb

        var

        1. third-person singular/plural present indicative of varēt
        2. (with the particle lai) third-person singular imperative of varēt
        3. (with the particle lai) third-person plural imperative of varēt

        Laz

        Postposition

        var

        1. Latin spelling of ვარ (var)

        Adverb

        var

        1. Latin spelling of ვარ (var)

        Norwegian Bokmål

        Pronunciation

        • IPA(key): /ʋɑːɾ/

        Verb

        var

        1. simple past of være
        2. imperative of vare

        Derived terms

        Norwegian Nynorsk

        Etymology 1

        From Old Norse var, from Proto-Germanic *was. Ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₂wes-.

        Pronunciation

        • IPA(key): /ʋɑː(r)/

        Verb

        var

        1. past tense of vera (to be)

        Etymology 2

        From Old Norse varr, from Proto-Germanic *waraz. Akin to English wary.

        Pronunciation

        • IPA(key): /ʋɑːr/

        Adjective

        var (neuter vart, definite singular and plural vare, comparative varare, indefinite superlative varast, definite superlative varaste)

        1. wary, careful
        2. nervous, timid
        3. sensitive
          Eg er var for høge lydar.I am sensitive to loud noises.
        Derived terms
        • føre var

        Etymology 3

        From Old Norse ver, from verja. Doublet of vær.

        Pronunciation

        • IPA(key): /ʋɑːr/

        Noun

        var n (definite singular varet, indefinite plural var, definite plural vara)

        1. a sheath or covering
          Har du dratt var på putene endå?Have you put the pillows in pillowcases yet?
        Derived terms

        Etymology 4

        Uncertain, but may be related to verk.

        Pronunciation

        • IPA(key): /ʋɑːr/

        Noun

        var n (definite singular varet, indefinite plural var, definite plural vara)

        1. (dried) slime, pus, pain

        Etymology 5

        See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

        Pronunciation

        • IPA(key): /ʋɑːr/

        Verb

        var

        1. present of va
        2. imperative of vara

        References

        Anagrams

        Old Czech

        Pronunciation

        • IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈʋar/
        • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈvar/

        Etymology 1

        Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vȃrъ (boiling; boiling liquid). By surface analysis, deverbal from vřieti or vařiti.

        Noun

        var m inan

        1. batch (a quantity of anything brewed at one operation)
        Declension
        Derived terms
        adjectives
        Descendants
        • Czech: var

        Etymology 2

        Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vȃrъ (heat).

        Noun

        var m inan

        1. heat
        2. sunstroke
        Declension

        Further reading

        Old Norse

        Etymology

        From earlier vas, from Proto-Norse ᚹᚨᛊ (was) from Proto-Germanic *was, first- and third-person past singular indicative of *wesaną.

        Verb

        var

        1. first/third-person singular indicative past of vera

        Descendants

        • Icelandic: var
        • Faroese: var
        • Norwegian:
          • Norwegian Bokmål: var
          • Norwegian Nynorsk: var
        • Jamtish: var
        • Elfdalian: war
        • Old Swedish: var, war
        • Danish: var
        • Old Gutnish: war

        Further reading

        • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “var”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive

        Old Slovak

        Etymology

        Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vȃrъ (boiling; boiling liquid). By surface analysis, deverbal from vrieť or variť.

        Noun

        var m inan

        1. batch (a quantity of anything brewed at one operation)

        Derived terms

        adjectives

        Descendants

        Further reading

        • Majtán, Milan et al., editors (1991–2008), “var”, in Historický slovník slovenského jazyka [Historical Dictionary of the Slovak Language] (in Slovak), volumes 1–7 (A – Ž), Bratislava: VEDA, →OCLC

        Old Swedish

        Verb

        var

        1. first/third-person singular indicative past of vara

        Pali

        Etymology

        Inherited from Sanskrit वृ (vṛ).

        Root

        var (Pali name vara or vu)

        1. to hinder, to obstruct; to conceal, to protect
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            121. Su savane saka sattimhi
            khi khayamhi gi saddane
            apa sambhu ca pāpuṇane
            hi gatimhi vu saṃvare.
            121. Su for listening, sak for strength, / khī for dimunition, ge for sound / ap for progeny and attainment / hi for gone, var for restraint.
        2. to wish

        Derived terms

        Pali terms belonging to the root var (0 c, 8 e)

        Romanian

        Etymology

        From Old Church Slavonic варъ (varŭ), from Proto-Slavic *varъ.

        Noun

        var n (plural varuri)

        1. lime (calcium oxide, quicklime)

        Declension

        singular plural
        indefinite definite indefinite definite
        nominative-accusative var varul varuri varurile
        genitive-dative var varului varuri varurilor
        vocative varule varurilor

        Salar

        Etymology

        Cognate with Turkish var. Doublet of bar (rich).

        Pronunciation

        • (Jiezi, Gaizi, Qingshui, Baizhuang, Xunhua, Qinghai, Ili, Yining, Xinjiang) IPA(key): [vɑɹ], [vɑr]
        • (Hanbahe, Daowei, Chahandusi, Baizhuang, Xunhua, Qinghai) IPA(key): [vɑːɹ], [vɑːr]
        • (Mengda, Xunhua, Qinghai) IPA(key): [bɑːr], [pɑː], [pɑr]

        Noun

        var

        1. there is

        References

        • Tenishev, Edhem (1976), “var”, in Stroj salárskovo jazyká [Grammar of Salar], Moscow, pages 300, 433, 437, 540, 541
        • 马伟 (Ma Wei); 朝克 (Chao Ke) (2016), “var”, in 濒危语言——撒拉语研究 [Endangered Languages ​​- Salar Language Studies], 青海 (Qinghai): 国家社会科学基金项目 (National Social Science Foundation Project), page 292
        • 林莲云 [Lin Lianyun] (1985), “bɑr”, in 撒拉语简志 [A Brief History of Salar]‎[3], Beijing: 民族出版社: 琴書店, →OCLC, page 135
        • Ma, Chengjun; Han, Lianye; Ma, Weisheng (December 2010), “var”, in 米娜瓦尔 艾比布拉 (Minavar Abibra), editor, 撒维汉词典 (Sāwéihàncídiǎn) [Salar-Uyghur-Chinese dictionary] (in Chinese), 1st edition, Beijing, →ISBN, page 135
        • Yakup, Abdurishid (2002), “var”, in An Ili Salar Vocabulary: Introduction and a Provisional Salar-English Lexicon[4], Tokyo: University of Tokyo, →ISBN, page 175

        Serbo-Croatian

        Etymology

        Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vȃrъ (heat).

        Pronunciation

        • IPA(key): /ʋâːr/

        Noun

        vȃr m inan or f (Cyrillic spelling ва̑р)

        1. (uncountable) heat

        Declension

        References

        • var”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026

        Slovak

        Pronunciation

        • IPA(key): /var/, [ˈʋar]
        • Rhymes: -ar

        Etymology 1

        Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vȃrъ (heat).

        Noun

        var m inan

        1. heat
          Synonyms: horúčava, horúčosť, páľava
        Declension
        Declension of var
        (pattern dub)
        singularplural
        nominativevarvary
        genitivevaruvarov
        dativevaruvarom
        accusativevarvary
        locativevarevaroch
        instrumentalvaromvarmi

        Etymology 2

        Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vȃrъ (boiling; boiling liquid). By surface analysis, deverbal from vrieť or variť.

        Noun

        var m inan (relational adjective varový or varný)

        1. brewing
        Declension
        Declension of var
        (pattern dub)
        singularplural
        nominativevarvary
        genitivevaruvarov
        dativevaruvarom
        accusativevarvary
        locativevarevaroch
        instrumentalvaromvarmi

        Etymology 3

        Particle

        var

        1. alternative form of vari

        Further reading

        • var”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026

        Slovene

        Etymology 1

        Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vȃrъ (heat).

        Noun

        vȃr m inan

        1. soldering, welding
        2. solder
        3. fine sand, which the smith needs to sprinkle the iron with, when he welds
        Declension

        This noun needs an inflection-table template.

        Etymology 2

        Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vȃrъ (boiling; boiling liquid). By surface analysis, deverbal from vrẹ́ti or varíti.

        Noun

        vȃr m inan

        1. broth, stock, brew
        Declension

        This noun needs an inflection-table template.

        Etymology 3

        Borrowed from English var.

        Noun

        var m inan

        1. (physics) var
        Declension

        This noun needs an inflection-table template.

        Etymology 4

        Derived from Iranian. Compare Avestan 𐬬𐬁𐬭𐬀 (vāra, entrenchment), Middle Persian wl (war, castle).

        Noun

        var m inan

        1. fortress
        Declension

        This noun needs an inflection-table template.

        Further reading

        • var”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2026

        Swedish

        Alternative forms

        • hvar (obsolete since 1906)
        • hwar (obsolete)

        Pronunciation

        • IPA(key): /vɑːr/, [vɒ̜ːr]
        • Audio:(file)
        • Rhymes: -ɑːr

        Etymology 1

        From Old Norse hvar, from Proto-Germanic *hwar.

        Adverb

        var (not comparable)

        1. where; at which place
          Synonym: (informal, nonstandard) vart
          Var är mina nycklar?
          Where are my keys?
          Var var jag?
          Where was I?

        Conjunction

        var

        1. where; the situation in which

        Etymology 2

        From Old Norse hverr (paradigm merged with a descendant of *hwaz and a descendant of Proto-Germanic *hwarjaz (who (of many)). Cognate with Icelandic hver.

        Determiner

        var (neuter vart)

        1. (somewhat dated, often in expressions and compounds) each, every (all, taken one at a time)
          Synonym: (every) varje
          Var dag är en sällsam gåva
          Each day is a peculiar gift
          varandra
          each other
          varannan
          every other
          vardag
          weekday; everyday life
          (literally, “everyday”)
          • c. 1847, Carl August Hagberg, translation of Shakespeare's As You Like It (c. 1599), act 3, scene 2
            Att för hvart öga som i skogen ser / Det må ett vittne till min dyrkan blifva.
            That every eye which in this forest looks / Shall see thy virtue witness'd every where.
        2. each (per person/thing involved)
          Vi fick två bananer var
          We got two bananas each
        Derived terms

        Etymology 3

        (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

        Noun

        var n or c

        1. (uncountable) pus; a mixture of dead bacteria and white blood cells, occurring in areas of infections n
        2. pillowcase n
        3. various species of flatfish of the family Scophthalmidae, such as megrim, whiff, butt, turbot c
        Declension

        Etymology 4

        From Old Norse var, from earlier vas, from Proto-Norse ᚹᚨᛋ (was), from Proto-Germanic *was.

        Verb

        var

        1. past indicative of vara: was, were
        2. imperative of vara
        Derived terms

        References

        Anagrams

        Tat

        Etymology

        From Middle Persian w’t (wād, wind), from Proto-Iranian *HwáHatah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HwáHatas, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wéh₁n̥ts (wind).

        Noun

        var

        1. wind

        Turkish

        Etymology 1

        Inherited from Ottoman Turkish وار (var), from Old Anatolian Turkish وار (var), from Proto-Turkic *bār. Compare Old Turkic 𐰉𐰺 (b¹r¹ /⁠bar⁠/).

        Pronunciation

        • IPA(key): /vɑɾ/, [vɑ̈ɾ̞̊]; (as the first element of a compound word) /ˈvɑːɾ/, [vɑ̈́ːɾ]
        • Hyphenation: var

        Adjective

        var (not comparable)

        1. there is, there are (not a verb)
          İstanbul'da bir kervansaray var.
          There is a caravanserai in Istanbul.
          (literally, “A caravanserai exists in Istanbul.”)
          Yediye yirmi beş var.
          It's twenty-five to seven.
          (literally, “There are twenty-five [minutes] to seven.”)
        2. it exists
          Düşünüyorum, öyleyse varım
          I think, therefore I am
          Pirinç var mı? — Evet, var.
          Is there any rice? — Yes, there is.
        1. Expressing possession, equivalent of have.
          İki teyzem ve bir dayım var.
          I have two aunts and an uncle.
          (literally, “My two aunts and my uncle exist.”)

        Determiner

        var

        1. (dated or literary) every, all
        Usage notes

        • As an adjective, var is only used predicatively.

        • In the phrases “var olmak” and “var etmek”, the word is pronounced with a long vowel (va:r).

        Antonyms
        • yok (there isn't, not have)
        Derived terms

        Noun

        var (definite accusative varı, plural varlar)

        1. everything one has
        2. belongings, possession, wealth
          • 1921, Mekmet Âkif Ersoy, “İstiklâl Marşı”, Osman Zeki Üngör (music):
            cânı canânı, bütün varımı alsın da hüda
            etmesin beni tek vatanımdan dünyada cüda
            (please add an English translation of this quotation)

        Etymology 2

        Pronunciation

        • IPA(key): /vɑɾ/, [vɑ̈ɾ̞̊]
        • Hyphenation: var

        Interjection

        var

        1. go ahead
          var, dediğini yapgo ahead, do what you say
        2. An expression of encouragement of the following verb, go ahead
          Synonym: haydi
        3. (Niğde) scram, go away, get out, piss off
          Synonym: defol

        Verb

        var

        1. second-person singular imperative of varmak

        Further reading

        • var”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
        • Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “var”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
        • var”, in Türkiye'de halk ağzından derleme sözlüğü [Compilation Dictionary of Popular Speech in Turkey] (in Turkish), Ankara: Türk Dil Kurumu, 1963–1982

        Yola

        Etymology 1

        From Middle English far, from Old English feorr. Cognate with West English vur.

        Pronunciation

        • IPA(key): /var/

        Adjective

        var (comparative valler)

        1. far
          • 1867, CONGRATULATORY ADDRESS IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 116, lines 4-6:
            Yer name var zetch avancet avare ye, e'en a dicke var hye, arent whilke ye brine o'zea an ye craggès o'noghanes cazed nae balke.
            Your fame for such came before you even into this retired spot, to which neither the waters of the sea below nor the mountains above caused any impediment.

        Adverb

        var

        1. far
          • 1867, “THE WEDDEEN O BALLYMORE”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 4, page 96:
            An neeat wooden trenshoorès var whiter than snow.
            And neat wooden trenchers far whiter than snow.

        Etymology 2

        Preposition

        var

        1. alternative form of vor
          • 1867, GLOSSARY OF THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 39:
            Var faade?
            For what?
          • 1867, “ABOUT AN OLD SOW GOING TO BE KILLED”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 2, page 106:
            Gooude var nat oan dhing, niether treesh ar thraame;
            Good for not one thing; neither for the trace, nor the car.
          • 1867, CONGRATULATORY ADDRESS IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 116, lines 14-15:
            till ee zin o'oure daies be var aye be ee-go t'glade.
            until the sun of our lives (be for ever) be gone down the dark valley (of death).

        References

        • Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828), William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 74