"carr" meaning in Old English

See carr in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /kɑrr/, [kɑrˠ]
Etymology: From Celtic, perhaps from Old Welsh carrecc, from Proto-Brythonic *karreg, from Proto-Celtic *karrikā, from Proto-Indo-European *kh₂er- (“hard”). Etymology templates: {{der|ang|cel}} Celtic, {{bor|ang|owl|carrecc}} Old Welsh carrecc, {{der|ang|cel-bry-pro|*karreg}} Proto-Brythonic *karreg, {{der|ang|cel-pro|*karrikā}} Proto-Celtic *karrikā, {{der|ang|ine-pro|*kh₂er-|t=hard}} Proto-Indo-European *kh₂er- (“hard”) Head templates: {{ang-noun|m}} carr m, {{tlb|ang|Northumbrian}} (Northumbrian) Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-a-m|carr}}, {{ang-decl-noun|carr|carras|carr|carras|carres|carra|carre|carrum|num=|title=|type=strong a-stem}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], carr [nominative, singular], carras [nominative, plural], carr [accusative, singular], carras [accusative, plural], carres [genitive, singular], carra [genitive, plural], carre [dative, singular], carrum [dative, plural]
  1. stone, rock Tags: masculine Derived forms: Carr, stāncarr

Inflected forms

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  "descendants": [
    {
      "descendants": [
        {
          "lang": "English",
          "lang_code": "en",
          "tags": [
            "dialectal"
          ],
          "word": "carr"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Middle English",
      "lang_code": "enm",
      "word": "*carr"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "cel"
      },
      "expansion": "Celtic",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "owl",
        "3": "carrecc"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Welsh carrecc",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "cel-bry-pro",
        "3": "*karreg"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Brythonic *karreg",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "cel-pro",
        "3": "*karrikā"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Celtic *karrikā",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "ine-pro",
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      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *kh₂er- (“hard”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Celtic, perhaps from Old Welsh carrecc, from Proto-Brythonic *karreg, from Proto-Celtic *karrikā, from Proto-Indo-European *kh₂er- (“hard”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ang-decl-noun-a-m",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "carr",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "carras",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "carr",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "carras",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "carres",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "carra",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "carre",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "carrum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "carr m",
      "name": "ang-noun"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "Northumbrian"
      },
      "expansion": "(Northumbrian)",
      "name": "tlb"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "carr"
      },
      "name": "ang-decl-noun-a-m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "carr",
        "2": "carras",
        "3": "carr",
        "4": "carras",
        "5": "carres",
        "6": "carra",
        "7": "carre",
        "8": "carrum",
        "num": "",
        "title": "",
        "type": "strong a-stem"
      },
      "name": "ang-decl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Anglian Old English",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Northumbrian Old English",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 3 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "ang",
          "name": "Geology",
          "orig": "ang:Geology",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "Carr"
        },
        {
          "word": "stāncarr"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "[…] Jesus said to him, “Thou art Simon, son of John. Thou wilt be called Cephas,” which is translated ‘stone’ [Peter].",
          "ref": "c. 950~970, Rushworth Gospels, John 1:42",
          "text": "[…] ðē Hǣlend cwēð him, “Ðū arð Symon sunu Iōhannes. Ðū bist ġiċēġed [Cēphās],” ðæt is ġitrahtad carr.",
          "translation": "[…] Jesus said to him, “Thou art Simon, son of John. Thou wilt be called Cephas,” which is translated ‘stone’ [Peter].",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "stone, rock"
      ],
      "id": "en-carr-ang-noun-McMaRgtK",
      "links": [
        [
          "stone",
          "stone"
        ],
        [
          "rock",
          "rock"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kɑrr/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kɑrˠ]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "carr"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "Carr"
    },
    {
      "word": "stāncarr"
    }
  ],
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    {
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        {
          "lang": "English",
          "lang_code": "en",
          "tags": [
            "dialectal"
          ],
          "word": "carr"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Middle English",
      "lang_code": "enm",
      "word": "*carr"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "cel"
      },
      "expansion": "Celtic",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "owl",
        "3": "carrecc"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Welsh carrecc",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "cel-bry-pro",
        "3": "*karreg"
      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "cel-pro",
        "3": "*karrikā"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Celtic *karrikā",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*kh₂er-",
        "t": "hard"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *kh₂er- (“hard”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Celtic, perhaps from Old Welsh carrecc, from Proto-Brythonic *karreg, from Proto-Celtic *karrikā, from Proto-Indo-European *kh₂er- (“hard”).",
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    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ang-decl-noun-a-m",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "carr",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "carras",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "carr",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "carras",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "carres",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "carra",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "carre",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "carrum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "carr m",
      "name": "ang-noun"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "Northumbrian"
      },
      "expansion": "(Northumbrian)",
      "name": "tlb"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "carr"
      },
      "name": "ang-decl-noun-a-m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "carr",
        "2": "carras",
        "3": "carr",
        "4": "carras",
        "5": "carres",
        "6": "carra",
        "7": "carre",
        "8": "carrum",
        "num": "",
        "title": "",
        "type": "strong a-stem"
      },
      "name": "ang-decl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Anglian Old English",
        "Northumbrian Old English",
        "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
        "Old English lemmas",
        "Old English masculine a-stem nouns",
        "Old English masculine nouns",
        "Old English nouns",
        "Old English terms borrowed from Old Welsh",
        "Old English terms derived from Celtic languages",
        "Old English terms derived from Old Welsh",
        "Old English terms derived from Proto-Brythonic",
        "Old English terms derived from Proto-Celtic",
        "Old English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Old English terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Old English terms with quotations",
        "Pages with 3 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "ang:Geology"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "[…] Jesus said to him, “Thou art Simon, son of John. Thou wilt be called Cephas,” which is translated ‘stone’ [Peter].",
          "ref": "c. 950~970, Rushworth Gospels, John 1:42",
          "text": "[…] ðē Hǣlend cwēð him, “Ðū arð Symon sunu Iōhannes. Ðū bist ġiċēġed [Cēphās],” ðæt is ġitrahtad carr.",
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          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "stone, rock"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "stone",
          "stone"
        ],
        [
          "rock",
          "rock"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kɑrr/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kɑrˠ]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "carr"
}

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