Icelandic

Noun

varp n ‎(genitive singular varps, nominative plural vörp)

1. casting, throwing
2. (of birds) laying of eggs
3. breeding ground, nesting place
4. (sewing) an edge sewn together such that the thread crosses the edge itself
5. (weaving) warp (threads that run lengthwise in a woven fabric)
6. (mathematics) image (value mapped to from an input by a function)
7. a long elevation in the landscape, especially one that acts as a watershed (drainage divide); ridge
8. (slang) radio or television

Declension

Derived terms

• sjónvarp
• útvarp

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *warpą, from Proto-Germanic *werpaną, from Proto-Indo-European *werb-.

Noun

varp n ‎(genitive singular varps, nominative plural vörp)

1. casting, throwing
2. (of birds) laying of eggs
3. breeding ground, nesting place

Declension

References

• varp in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press