varg

Swedish

/varj/

noun
Definitions
  • wolf (a canid)
  • a tree with a large crown and thick branches which steals sunlight and space from other smaller trees
  • (colloquial) reject; a rejected defective product in a production line

Etymology

Derived from Old Swedish vargher derived from Old Norse vargr (wolf, outlaw, evildoer) derived from Proto-Germanic *wargaz (criminal, outlaw) derived from Proto-Indo-European *werǵʰ- (bind, squeeze, wind together, choke).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*werǵʰ-

Gloss

bind, squeeze, wind together, choke

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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