var

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Translingual

Symbol

var

1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Huarijio.
2. (physics, electrics) Alternative form of VAR

See also

• Wiktionary's coverage of Huarijio terms

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)

Noun

var (countable and uncountable, plural vars)

1. (programming) Abbreviation of variable.
2. (statistics) Abbreviation of variance.
4. (physics) A unit of electrical power, in an AC circuit, equal to the power dissipated when 1 volt produces a current of 1 ampere.
5. (bodybuilding, slang, uncountable) Clipping of Anavar.

Derived terms

• varmeter

Anagrams

• ARV, rav

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *werja, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wer- (“to bind, hang”) (compare Ancient Greek ἀείρω (aeírō, “to heave, hoist up”), Lithuanian vérti (“to weigh”)).

Verb

var (aorist vara, participle varur)

1. to hang
2. to depend on
3. to bring down

Derived terms

• avari
• varesë
• varg

 

Related terms

• vjerr
• zverk

 

Azerbaijani

Other scripts

Cyrillic		вар
Abjad		وار

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *bār. Cognate with Old Turkic 𐰉𐰺 (bar).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɑr/

Predicative

var

1. Existential copula: there is, there are, there exists, there exist

   Bakının yaxınlığında bir karvansara var.

   There is a caravanserai near Baku.

   ― Düyü var? ― Bəli, var.

   ―Is there any rice? ―Yes, there is.

2. Expressing possession: to have

   Üç qardaşım var.

   I have three brothers.

   (literally, “There are three of my brothers”)

   ― Gedim çörək alım? ― Yox, hələ varımızdır.

   ―Shall I go and buy bread? ―No, we still have [some].

Antonyms

• yox (“there is no; to not have”)

Derived terms

• nə var, nə var (“just because, all because”)
• varlıq (“existence; being”)

 

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin vārus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈbar]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [ˈvar]

Adjective

var (feminine vara, masculine plural vars, feminine plural vares)

1. varous

Related terms

• vara

Further reading

• “var” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Chrau

Numeral

var

1. two

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech var, from Proto-Slavic *varъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈvar]
• Hyphenation: var
• Rhymes: -ar

Noun

var m inan

1. boiling
2. ferment, unrest

Declension

Declension of var (hard masculine inanimate)

	singular	plural
nominative	var	vary
genitive	varu	varů
dative	varu	varům
accusative	var	vary
vocative	vare	vary
locative	varu	varech
instrumental	varem	vary

Derived terms

• bod varu

 

Related terms

• varna
• varný
• vařit
• vřít

 

Further reading

• “var”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “var”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “var”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

Danish

Etymology 1

From Old Norse varr, from Proto-Germanic *waraz, cognate with English aware.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʋɑˀ]

Adjective

var

1. Only used in blive var (“become aware”)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʋɑ]

Verb

var

1. past of være

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʋɑːˀ]

Verb

var

1. imperative of vare

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch varre, verre, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *farzô (“bull, ox”). Related to vaars (“heifer”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɑr/

• Audio:

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Noun

var m (plural varren, diminutive varretje n)

1. (dialectal) young bull

Faroese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɛaːɹ/
• Rhymes: -ɛaːɹ
• Homophones: varð, vær

Verb

var

1. first/third-person indicative past of vera

   Eg var ógvuliga bangin. ― I was terribly afraid.

   Hann var ein góður maður. ― He was a good man.

   Hon var borin í heim í 1913. ― She was born 1913.

   Tað var stuttligt. ― It was funny.

   Var tað ikki hon? ― Wasn't it her?

Hungarian

Etymology

Uncertain, perhaps related to the verb varr (“to sew”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈvɒr]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɒr

Noun

var (plural varok or varak)

1. scab (an incrustation over a sore, wound, vesicle, or pustule, formed during healing)

Declension

Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	var	varok
accusative	vart	varokat
dative	varnak	varoknak
instrumental	varral	varokkal
causal-final	varért	varokért
translative	varrá	varokká
terminative	varig	varokig
essive-formal	varként	varokként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	varban	varokban
superessive	varon	varokon
adessive	varnál	varoknál
illative	varba	varokba
sublative	varra	varokra
allative	varhoz	varokhoz
elative	varból	varokból
delative	varról	varokról
ablative	vartól	varoktól
non-attributive possessive - singular	varé	varoké
non-attributive possessive - plural	varéi	varokéi

Possessive forms of var
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	varom	varaim, varjaim
2nd person sing.	varod	varaid, varjaid
3rd person sing.	vara, varja	varai, varjai
1st person plural	varunk	varaink, varjaink
2nd person plural	varotok	varaitok, varjaitok
3rd person plural	varuk, varjuk	varaik, varjaik

or less commonly:

Inflection (stem in -a-, back harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	var	varak
accusative	vart	varakat
dative	varnak	varaknak
instrumental	varral	varakkal
causal-final	varért	varakért
translative	varrá	varakká
terminative	varig	varakig
essive-formal	varként	varakként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	varban	varakban
superessive	varon	varakon
adessive	varnál	varaknál
illative	varba	varakba
sublative	varra	varakra
allative	varhoz	varakhoz
elative	varból	varakból
delative	varról	varakról
ablative	vartól	varaktól
non-attributive possessive - singular	varé	varaké
non-attributive possessive - plural	varéi	varakéi

Possessive forms of var
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	varam	varaim
2nd person sing.	varad	varaid
3rd person sing.	vara	varai
1st person plural	varunk	varaink
2nd person plural	varatok	varaitok
3rd person plural	varuk	varaik

Derived terms

• varacs (dialectal varacsk) → varacskos, varangy
• varas

 

Compound words

• ótvar

 

See also

• forradás
• heg

 

Further reading

• var in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vaːr/
• Rhymes: -aːr

Etymology 1

From Old Norse varr, from Proto-Germanic *waraz.

Adjective

var (comparative varari, superlative varastur)

1. cautious, aware

Declension

    positive (strong declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	var	vör	vart
accusative	varan	vara	vart
dative	vörum	varri	vöru
genitive	vars	varrar	vars
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	varir	varar	vör
accusative	vara	varar	vör
dative	vörum	vörum	vörum
genitive	varra	varra	varra

    positive (weak declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	vari	vara	vara
accusative	vara	vöru	vara
dative	vara	vöru	vara
genitive	vara	vöru	vara
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	vöru	vöru	vöru
accusative	vöru	vöru	vöru
dative	vöru	vöru	vöru
genitive	vöru	vöru	vöru

    comparative

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	varari	varari	varara
accusative	varari	varari	varara
dative	varari	varari	varara
genitive	varari	varari	varara
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	varari	varari	varari
accusative	varari	varari	varari
dative	varari	varari	varari
genitive	varari	varari	varari

    superlative (strong declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	varastur	vörust	varast
accusative	varastan	varasta	varast
dative	vörustum	varastri	vörustu
genitive	varasts	varastrar	varasts
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	varastir	varastar	vörust
accusative	varasta	varastar	vörust
dative	vörustum	vörustum	vörustum
genitive	varastra	varastra	varastra

    superlative (weak declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	varasti	varasta	varasta
accusative	varasta	vörustu	varasta
dative	varasta	vörustu	varasta
genitive	varasta	vörustu	varasta
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	vörustu	vörustu	vörustu
accusative	vörustu	vörustu	vörustu
dative	vörustu	vörustu	vörustu
genitive	vörustu	vörustu	vörustu

Derived terms

• gera vart við sig (“to make oneself known; to show oneself”)
• varlega
• varlegur
• vera var um sig (“to be on one's guard”)
• verða var við (“to be aware of”)

 

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

var n (genitive singular vars, nominative plural vör)

1. lee, shelter

   Synonym: skjól

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

var

1. first/third-person singular past indicative of vera (“to be”)

Jamtish

Verb

var

1. inflection of vara:
   1. past indicative
   2. imperative second-person singular

Latvian

Verb

var

1. third-person singular/plural present indicative of varēt
2. (with the particle lai) third-person singular imperative of varēt
3. (with the particle lai) third-person plural imperative of varēt

Laz

Postposition

var

1. Latin spelling of ვარ (var)

Adverb

var

1. Latin spelling of ვარ (var)

Norwegian Bokmål

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋɑːɾ/

Verb

var

1. simple past of være
2. imperative of vare

Derived terms

• (of adjective, yet to be added) varsom
• (of noun) putevar

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse var, from Proto-Germanic *was. Ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₂wes-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋɑː(r)/

Verb

var

1. past tense of vera (“to be”)

Etymology 2

From Old Norse varr, from Proto-Germanic *waraz. Akin to English wary.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋɑːr/

Adjective

var (neuter vart, definite singular and plural vare, comparative varare, indefinite superlative varast, definite superlative varaste)

1. wary, careful
2. nervous, timid
3. sensitive

   Eg er var for høge lydar. ― I am sensitive to loud noises.

Derived terms

• føre var

Etymology 3

From Old Norse ver, from verja. Doublet of vær.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋɑːr/

Noun

var n (definite singular varet, indefinite plural var, definite plural vara)

1. a sheath or covering

   Har du dratt var på putene endå? ― Have you put the pillows in pillowcases yet?

Derived terms

• putevar

Etymology 4

Uncertain, but may be related to verk.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋɑːr/

Noun

var n (definite singular varet, indefinite plural var, definite plural vara)

1. (dried) slime, puss, pain

Etymology 5

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋɑːr/

Verb

var

1. present of va
2. imperative of vara

References

• “var” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Anagrams

• arv, rav

Old Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (13^th CE) /ˈʋar/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /ˈvar/

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vȃrъ (“boiling; boiling liquid”). By surface analysis, deverbal from vřieti or vařiti.

Noun

var m inan

1. batch (a quantity of anything brewed at one operation)

Declension

Declension of var (hard o-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	var	vary	vaři, varové
genitive	vara, varu	varú	varóv
dative	varu	varoma	varóm
accusative	var	vary	vary
vocative	vaře	vary	vaři, varové
locative	vařě, varu	varú	vařiech
instrumental	varem	varoma	vary

This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.
See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.

Derived terms

adjectives

• varný

 

Descendants

• Czech: var

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vȃrъ (“heat”).

Noun

var m inan

1. heat
2. sunstroke

Declension

Declension of var (hard o-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	var	vary	vaři, varové
genitive	vara, varu	varú	varóv
dative	varu	varoma	varóm
accusative	var	vary	vary
vocative	vaře	vary	vaři, varové
locative	vařě, varu	varú	vařiech
instrumental	varem	varoma	vary

This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.
See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.

Further reading

• Jan Gebauer (1903–1916) “var”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění

Old Norse

Etymology

From earlier vas, from Proto-Norse ᚹᚨᛊ (was) from Proto-Germanic *was, first- and third-person past singular indicative of *wesaną.

Verb

var

1. first/third-person singular indicative past of vera

Descendants

• Icelandic: var
• Faroese: var
• Norwegian:
  • Norwegian Bokmål: var
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: var
• Jamtish: var
• Elfdalian: war
• Old Swedish: var, war
  • Swedish: var
• Danish: var
• Old Gutnish: war

References

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

Old Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vȃrъ (“boiling; boiling liquid”). By surface analysis, deverbal from vrieť or variť.

Noun

var m inan

1. batch (a quantity of anything brewed at one operation)

Derived terms

adjectives

• varný

 

Descendants

• Slovak: var

Further reading

• Majtán, Milan et al., editors (1991–2008), “var”, in Historický slovník slovenského jazyka [Historical Dictionary of the Slovak Language] (in Slovak), volumes 1–7 (A – Ž), Bratislava: VEDA, →OCLC

Old Swedish

Verb

var

1. first/third-person singular indicative past of vara

Romanian

Etymology

From Old Church Slavonic варъ (varŭ), from Proto-Slavic *varъ.

Noun

var n (plural varuri)

1. lime (calcium oxide, quicklime)

Declension

Declension of var

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) var	varul	(niște) varuri	varurile
genitive/dative	(unui) var	varului	(unor) varuri	varurilor
vocative	varule		varurilor

Salar

Etymology

Cognate with Turkish var. Doublet of bar (“rich”).

Pronunciation

• (Jiezi, Gaizi, Qingshui, Baizhuang, Xunhua, Qinghai, Ili, Yining, Xinjiang) IPA^(key): [vɑɹ], [vɑr]
• (Hanbahe, Daowei, Chahandusi, Baizhuang, Xunhua, Qinghai) IPA^(key): [vɑːɹ], [vɑːr]
• (Mengda, Xunhua, Qinghai) IPA^(key): [bɑːr], [pɑː], [pɑr]

Noun

var

1. there is

References

• Tenishev, Edhem (1976) “var”, in Stroj salárskovo jazyká [Grammar of Salar], Moscow, pages 300, 433, 437, 540, 541
• 马伟 (Ma Wei), 朝克 (Chao Ke) (2016) “var”, in 濒危语言——撒拉语研究 [Endangered Languages ​​- Salar Language Studies], 青海 (Qinghai): 国家社会科学基金项目 (National Social Science Foundation Project), page 292
• 林莲云 [Lin Lianyun] (1985) “bɑr”, in 撒拉语简志 [A Brief History of Salar]‎^[3], Beijing: 民族出版社: 琴書店, →OCLC, page 135
• Ma, Chengjun, Han, Lianye, Ma, Weisheng (December 2010) “var”, in 米娜瓦尔 艾比布拉 (Minavar Abibra), editor, 撒维汉词典 (Sāwéihàncídiǎn) [Salar-Uyghur-Chinese dictionary] (in Chinese), 1st edition, Beijing, →ISBN, page 135
• Yakup, Abdurishid (2002) “var”, in An Ili Salar Vocabulary: Introduction and a Provisional Salar-English Lexicon‎^[4], Tokyo: University of Tokyo, →ISBN, page 175

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vȃrъ (“heat”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋâːr/

Noun

vȃr m or f (Cyrillic spelling ва̑р)

1. (uncountable) heat

Declension

masculine declension

	singular
nominative	var
genitive	vara
dative	varu
accusative	var
vocative	varu
locative	varu
instrumental	varom

feminine declension

	singular
nominative	var
genitive	vari
dative	vari
accusative	var
vocative	vari
locative	vari
instrumental	vari/varju

References

• “var”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024

Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [var]

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vȃrъ (“heat”).

Noun

var m inan

1. heat

   Synonyms: horúčava, horúčosť, páľava

Declension

Declension of var

	singular	plural
nominative	var	vary
genitive	varu	varov
dative	varu	varom
accusative	var	vary
locative	vare	varoch
instrumental	varom	varmi

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vȃrъ (“boiling; boiling liquid”). By surface analysis, deverbal from vrieť or variť.

Noun

var m inan

1. brewing

Declension

Declension of var

	singular	plural
nominative	var	vary
genitive	varu	varov
dative	varu	varom
accusative	var	vary
locative	vare	varoch
instrumental	varom	varmi

Derived terms

adjectives

• varný

 

Etymology 3

Particle

var

1. Alternative form of vari

Further reading

• “var”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024

Slovene

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vȃrъ (“heat”).

Noun

vȃr m inan

1. soldering, welding
2. solder
3. fine sand, which the smith needs to sprinkle the iron with, when he welds

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vȃrъ (“boiling; boiling liquid”). By surface analysis, deverbal from vrẹ́ti or varíti.

Noun

vȃr m inan

1. broth, stock, brew

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Etymology 3

Borrowed from English var.

Noun

var m inan

1. (physics) var

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Etymology 4

Derived from Iranian. Compare Avestan 𐬬𐬁𐬭𐬀 (vāra, “entrenchment”), Middle Persian wl (war, “castle”).

Noun

var m inan

1. fortress

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Further reading

“var”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran

Swedish

Alternative forms

• hvar (obsolete since 1906)
• hwar (obsolete)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɑːr/, [vɒ̜ːr]

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɑːr

Etymology 1

From Old Norse hvar, from Proto-Germanic *hwar.

Adverb

var (not comparable)

1. where; at which place

   Synonym: (informal, nonstandard) vart

   Var är mina nycklar? ― Where are my keys?

   Var var jag? ― Where was I?

Related terms

• varifrån
• vart

 

Conjunction

var

1. where; the situation in which

Etymology 2

From Old Norse hverr (paradigm merged with a descendant of *hwaz and a descendant of Proto-Germanic *hwarjaz (“who (of many)”). A cognate to Icelandic hver.

Determiner

var (neuter vart)

1. (dated) every

   Var dag är en sällsam gåva ― Every day is a peculiar gift

   • c. 1847, Carl August Hagberg, translation of Shakespeare's As You Like It (c. 1599), act 3, scene 2

     Att för hvart öga som i skogen ser / Det må ett vittne till min dyrkan blifva.

     That every eye which in this forest looks / Shall see thy virtue witness'd every where.

   Synonym: varje

2. each; per person/thing involved

   Vi fick två bananer var ― We got two bananas each

Derived terms

• lite varstans
• var för sig (“separately”)
• var och en (“one and all”)
• vardag (“weekday”)

 

Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

var n or c

1. (uncountable) pus; a mixture of dead bacteria and white blood cells, occurring in areas of infections n
2. pillowcase n
3. various species of flatfish of the family Scophthalmidae, such as megrim, whiff, butt, turbot c

Declension

Declension of var

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	var	vars
	definite	varet	varets
plural	indefinite	var	vars
	definite	varen	varens

Declension of var 3

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	var	vars
	definite	varen	varens
plural	indefinite	varar	varars
	definite	vararna	vararnas

Related terms

• bergsvar
• glasvar
• havsvar
• kuddvar
• piggvar
• slätvar
• varböld

 

Etymology 4

From Old Norse var, from earlier vas, from Proto-Norse ᚹᚨᛋ (was), from Proto-Germanic *was.

Verb

var

1. past indicative of vara: was, were
2. imperative of vara

Derived terms

• varsågod

 

References

• var in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• var in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• var in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• arv

Tat

Etymology

From Middle Persian w’t (wād, “wind”), from Proto-Iranian *HwáHatah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HwáHatas, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wéh₁n̥ts (“wind”).

Noun

var

1. wind

Turkish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɑɾ/

Etymology 1

From Ottoman Turkish وار (var), from Proto-Turkic *bār. Compare Old Turkic 𐰉𐰺 (bar).

Adjective

var (not comparable)

1. there is, there are (not a verb)

   İstanbul'da bir kervansaray var.

   There is a caravanserai in Istanbul.

   (literally, “A caravanserai exists in Istanbul.”)

   Yediye yirmi beş var.

   It's twenty-five to seven.

   (literally, “There are twenty-five [minutes] to seven.”)

2. it exists

   Pirinç var mı? — Evet, var.

   Is there any rice? — Yes, there is.

3. Expressing possession, equivalent of have.

   İki teyzem ve bir dayım var.

   I have two aunts and an uncle.

   (literally, “My two aunts and my uncle exist.”)

Usage notes

• As an adjective, var is only used predicatively.

• In the phrases “var olmak” and “var etmek”, the word is pronounced with a long vowel (va:r).

Antonyms

• yok (there isn't, not have)

Etymology 2

Verb

var

1. second-person singular imperative of varmak

Yola

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɔː/

Etymology 1

From Middle English far, from Old English feorr.

Adjective

var (comparative valler)

1. far
   • 1867, CONGRATULATORY ADDRESS IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 116, lines 4-6:

     Yer name var zetch avancet avare ye, e'en a dicke var hye, arent whilke ye brine o'zea an ye craggès o'noghanes cazed nae balke.

     Your fame for such came before you even into this retired spot, to which neither the waters of the sea below nor the mountains above caused any impediment.

Adverb

var

1. far
   • 1867, “THE WEDDEEN O BALLYMORE”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 4, page 96:

     An neeat wooden trenshoorès var whiter than snow.

     And neat wooden trenchers far whiter than snow.

Etymology 2

Preposition

var

1. Alternative form of vor
   • 1867, GLOSSARY OF THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 39:

     Var faade?

     For what?

   • 1867, “ABOUT AN OLD SOW GOING TO BE KILLED”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 2, page 106:

     Gooude var nat oan dhing, niether treesh ar thraame;

     Good for not one thing; neither for the trace, nor the car.

   • 1867, CONGRATULATORY ADDRESS IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 116, lines 14-15:

     till ee zin o'oure daies be var aye be ee-go t'glade.

     until the sun of our lives (be for ever) be gone down the dark valley (of death).

References

• Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 74