"marra" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: marras [plural], marrow [alternative]
Etymology: From Old Norse margr. Etymology templates: {{der|en|non|margr}} Old Norse margr Head templates: {{en-noun}} marra (plural marras)
  1. (West Cumbria, Geordie, Mackem, informal) A friend, pal, buddy, mate. Tags: Cumbria, Geordie, Mackem, West, informal
    Sense id: en-marra-en-noun-5N7f4GrQ Categories (other): Cumbrian English, English entries with incorrect language header, Geordie English, Pages with 14 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 14 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 14 entries: 0 2 9 1 10 11 1 0 1 9 1 11 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 3 9 1 9 1 13 0 0

Inflected forms

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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Cheers marra!"
        },
        {
          "text": "Alreet marra?"
        },
        {
          "text": "Hoo's it gaan marra?"
        }
      ],
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        "A friend, pal, buddy, mate."
      ],
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          "friend",
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        [
          "pal",
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        ],
        [
          "buddy",
          "buddy"
        ],
        [
          "mate",
          "mate"
        ]
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        "(West Cumbria, Geordie, Mackem, informal) A friend, pal, buddy, mate."
      ],
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        "Geordie",
        "Mackem",
        "West",
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    }
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    },
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      ],
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          "text": "Cheers marra!"
        },
        {
          "text": "Alreet marra?"
        },
        {
          "text": "Hoo's it gaan marra?"
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      ],
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        ],
        [
          "pal",
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        ],
        [
          "buddy",
          "buddy"
        ],
        [
          "mate",
          "mate"
        ]
      ],
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        "(West Cumbria, Geordie, Mackem, informal) A friend, pal, buddy, mate."
      ],
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        "Mackem",
        "West",
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}

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