varg

varg

Albanian

Etymology

From var, a formation with -g suffix, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wer- (“to bind, hang (up)”).

Noun

varg m

1. row, range, file, chain

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Related terms

• var

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Icelandic

Noun

varg

1. indefinite accusative singular of vargur

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse vargr, from Proto-Germanic *wargaz.

Noun

varg m (definite singular vargen, indefinite plural varger, definite plural vargene)

1. a wolf

Synonyms

• gråtass
• ulv
• gråbein
• skrubb

References

• “varg” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse vargr, from Proto-Germanic *wargaz.

Noun

varg m (definite singular vargen, indefinite plural vargar, definite plural vargane)

1. wolf
2. a lawless person

References

• “varg” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Old Norse

Noun

varg

1. indefinite accusative singular of vargr

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Swedish

En varg.

Etymology

From Old Swedish vargher, from Old Norse vargr, from Proto-Germanic *wargaz, from Proto-Indo-European *werǵʰ-. Originally had the meaning ”destroyer, criminal” but replaced the original word ulv as a noa-name (euphemistic taboo replacement), compare gråben, tasse, etc.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /varj/

• Audio

  (file)

• Rhymes: -arj

Noun

varg c

1. wolf (a canid)

   Synonyms: gråben, tasse, ulv

2. a tree with a large crown and thick branches which steals sunlight and space from other smaller trees
3. (colloquial) reject; a rejected defective product in a production line
   1. (colloquial, by extension) the damage itself on the product

Declension

Declension of varg
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	varg	vargen	vargar	vargarna
Genitive	vargs	vargens	vargars	vargarnas

Derived terms

• bitvarg
• ensamvarg
• hungrig som en varg
• kasta åt vargarna
• polarvarg
• prärievarg
• ropa varg
• rödvarg
• slitvarg
• snålvarg
• solvarg
• stäppvarg
• tjuta med vargarna
• tundravarg
• vargatid
• vargavinter
• vargaväder
• vargbiten
• vargflock
• varggrin
• varggrop
• varghagel
• varghund
• varginna
• varg i veum
• vargjakt
• vargpar
• vargpäls
• vargrevir
• vargskinn
• vargspår
• vargstam
• vargtimma
• vargtimme
• vargtjut
• vargton
• vargunge
• vargvalp
• yla med vargarna

 

See also

• vaj

References

• varg in Svensk ordbok (SO)

Anagrams

• grav

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Zazaki

Etymology

Compare Middle Persian gwlg (vorg, “wolf”), Old Persian 𐎺𐎼𐎣 (varka-).

Noun

varg (m)

1. wolf