varwe

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *farwa, from Proto-West Germanic *faru.

Noun

varwe f

  1. colour
  2. paint, dye

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Alternative forms

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Dutch: verf
    • Afrikaans: verf
    • Negerhollands: verw
    • Papiamentu: fèrfdó
    • Sranan Tongo: ferfi
      • Aukan: felifi
      • Caribbean Hindustani: verfi
      • Saramaccan: féifi
  • Limburgish: varf

Further reading

  • varwe”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “varuwe”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page varuwe

Middle High German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old High German farwa, farawa, farawī, from Proto-West Germanic *faru.

Noun

varwe

  1. color, hue
    • c. 1230 (manuscript date), unknown author, Carmina Burana CB138a:
      In liehter varwe stat der walt
      der vogele schal nu donet ...
      In bright color stands the forest
      The birds' song now resounds ...
  2. dye, paint
  3. appearance

Derived terms

  • blivarwe
  • buschvarwe
  • küchenvarwe
  • liljerosevarwe
  • missevarwe
  • nitvarwe
  • rosenvarwe
  • sintvarwe
  • vëdervarwe
  • wazzervarwe

Descendants

  • Alemannic German:
    • Alsatian: Fàrb
    • Swabian: Farb
  • Bavarian: Foam
    Cimbrian: bèrbe
  • Central Franconian:
    Hunsrik: Forreb
    Ripuarian: Färv
  • German: Farbe (see there for further descendants)
  • Luxembourgish: Faarf
  • Vilamovian: förf
  • Yiddish: פֿאַרב (farb)
  • Czech: barva (see there for further descendants)
  • Lower Sorbian: barwa
  • Slovene: barva
  • Upper Sorbian: barba

Middle Low German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Saxon far(a)wi, from Proto-West Germanic *faru.

Pronunciation

  • (originally) IPA(key): /farwə/

Noun

varwe

  1. colour
  2. dye
  3. look, way something looks
  4. mark, insignia

Descendants

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