var in Old Norse

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Etymology: To the same root as Sanskrit वार् (vā́r), Tocharian B war (“water”), both derived from Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ (through the "Kortlandt effect", which posits that *d becomes *h₁ under certain conditions); by extension to the same root as water. Cognate to Old English wær (“sea”), Old Prussian wurs (“pool”); also Old Norse úr (“precipitation”), Old English ūrig (“moist”), Latin ūrīna (“urine”). Etymology templates: {{cog|sa|वार्|tr=vā́r}} Sanskrit वार् (vā́r), {{cog|txb|war|t=water}} Tocharian B war (“water”), {{der|non|ine-pro|*wódr̥}} Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥, {{cog|ang|wær|t=sea}} Old English wær (“sea”), {{cog|prg|wurs|t=pool}} Old Prussian wurs (“pool”), {{cog|non|úr|t=precipitation}} Old Norse úr (“precipitation”), {{cog|ang|ūrig|t=moist}} Old English ūrig (“moist”), {{cog|la|ūrīna|t=urine}} Latin ūrīna (“urine”) Head templates: {{head|non|noun||{{{2}}}|or|||{{{datacc}}}||{{{dative}}}||{{{3}}}|or|||{{{ap}}}|g=n|g2=|head=*vār|sort=|tr=}} *vār n, {{non-noun|n|head=*vār}} *vār n

Verb

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"var" meaning in Old Norse

Noun

Verb