Old Norse-ensk orðabók. 2013.
werben — Vst. std. (8. Jh.), mhd. werben, ahd. werban, (h)wervan, as. hwer␢an Stammwort. Aus g. * hwerb a Vst. sich wenden , auch in gt. ƕairban, anord. hverfa, ae. hweorfan, afr. hwerva. Die heutige Bedeutung durch die Entwicklung von drehen zu sich um… … Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache
ku̯erp-, also kuerb- — ku̯erp , also kuerb English meaning: to turn, wind Deutsche Übersetzung: ‘sich drehen” Material: Gk. καρπός “Handwurzel” (Drehpunkt the hand), καρπάλιμος “behende, quick, fast” (formation as εἰδάλιμος; reduction of u̯ through Diss … Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary
Wharf — Wharf, n.; pl. {Wharfs}or {Wharves}. [AS. hwerf, hwearf, a returning, a change, from hweorfan to turn, turn about, go about; akin to D. werf a wharf, G. werft, Sw. varf a shipbuilder s yard, Dan. verft wharf, dockyard, G. werben to enlist, to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Wharf boat — Wharf Wharf, n.; pl. {Wharfs}or {Wharves}. [AS. hwerf, hwearf, a returning, a change, from hweorfan to turn, turn about, go about; akin to D. werf a wharf, G. werft, Sw. varf a shipbuilder s yard, Dan. verft wharf, dockyard, G. werben to enlist,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Wharf rat — Wharf Wharf, n.; pl. {Wharfs}or {Wharves}. [AS. hwerf, hwearf, a returning, a change, from hweorfan to turn, turn about, go about; akin to D. werf a wharf, G. werft, Sw. varf a shipbuilder s yard, Dan. verft wharf, dockyard, G. werben to enlist,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Wharfs — Wharf Wharf, n.; pl. {Wharfs}or {Wharves}. [AS. hwerf, hwearf, a returning, a change, from hweorfan to turn, turn about, go about; akin to D. werf a wharf, G. werft, Sw. varf a shipbuilder s yard, Dan. verft wharf, dockyard, G. werben to enlist,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Wharves — Wharf Wharf, n.; pl. {Wharfs}or {Wharves}. [AS. hwerf, hwearf, a returning, a change, from hweorfan to turn, turn about, go about; akin to D. werf a wharf, G. werft, Sw. varf a shipbuilder s yard, Dan. verft wharf, dockyard, G. werben to enlist,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Wherries — Wherry Wher ry, n.; pl. {Wherries}. [Cf. Icel. hverfr shifty, crank, hverfa to turn, E. whirl, wharf.] (Naut.) (a) A passenger barge or lighter plying on rivers; also, a kind of light, half decked vessel used in fishing. [Eng.] (b) A long, narrow … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Wherry — Wher ry, n.; pl. {Wherries}. [Cf. Icel. hverfr shifty, crank, hverfa to turn, E. whirl, wharf.] (Naut.) (a) A passenger barge or lighter plying on rivers; also, a kind of light, half decked vessel used in fishing. [Eng.] (b) A long, narrow, light … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Whirl — Whirl, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Whirled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Whirling}.] [OE. whirlen, probably from the Scand.; cf. Icel. & Sw. hvirfla, Dan. hvirvle; akin to D. wervelen, G. wirbeln, freq. of the verb seen in Icel. hverfa to turn. [root]16. See… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Whirled — Whirl Whirl, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Whirled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Whirling}.] [OE. whirlen, probably from the Scand.; cf. Icel. & Sw. hvirfla, Dan. hvirvle; akin to D. wervelen, G. wirbeln, freq. of the verb seen in Icel. hverfa to turn. [root]16. See … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
