Albanian

Verb

marr ‎(first-person singular past tense mora, participle marrë)

1. I take, set off, receive

Related terms

• marrë

References

1. ↑ Albanische Etymologien (Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz), Bardhyl Demiraj, Leiden Studies in Indo-European 7; Amsterdam - Atlanta 1997

Icelandic

Etymology

A contracted form of maður ‎(“man, dude”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -arː

Noun

marr m

1. (slang) dude, bro

   Hvað segirðu marr?‎

   What's up dude?

   Er ekki allt í lagi marr?‎

   Isn't everything alright bro?

   Allt er að gerast mar.‎

   Everything's happening man.

   Vá marr.‎

   Whoa dude.

Old Norse

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *marhaz ‎(“horse”), from Proto-Indo-European *márkos. Compare Old English mearh, Old Frisian mar, Old High German marah, Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐍂𐌷𐍃 ‎(marhs).

Noun

marr m

1. horse

Related terms

• merr "mare" (female horse)

Descendants

• Icelandic: mar

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *mari ‎(“sea”), from Proto-Indo-European *móri. Compare Old English mere (English mere), Old Frisian mere (West Frisian mar), Old Saxon meri (Low German Meer), Dutch meer, Old High German meri (German Meer).

Noun

marr m

1. sea

Descendants

• Faroese: marur
• Icelandic: mar
• Norwegian: mar (in compounds)
• Swedish: mar (in compounds)
• Scots: mar