darr

darr

English

Etymology

Possibly from dorrhawk (the nightjar), from its similar diet and appearance in flight.

Noun

darr (plural darrs)

  1. (UK, dialect, Norfolk, archaic) A bird, the black tern.

References

Maltese

Root
d-r-r
2 terms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /darr/
  • Rhymes: -arr

Etymology 1

    Inherited from Arabic ضَرَّ (ḍarra).

    Verb

    darr (imperfect jdorr, verbal noun darr)

    1. to hurt, to harm
    Conjugation
    Conjugation of darr (Form I)
    positive forms
    singular plural
    1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
    perfect m darrejt darrejt darr darrejna darrejtu darrew
    f darret
    imperfect m ndorr ddorr jdorr ndorru ddorru jdorru
    f ddorr
    imperative dorr dorru
    negative forms
    singular plural
    1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
    perfect m darrejtx darrejtx darrx darrejniex darrejtux darrewx
    f darritx
    imperfect m ndorrx ddorrx jdorrx ndorrux ddorrux jdorrux
    f ddorrx
    imperative ddorrx ddorrux

    Etymology 2

      Inherited from Arabic ضَرّ (ḍarr).

      Noun

      darr m

      1. verbal noun of darr

      Old Norse

      Etymology

      Perhaps related to darraðr from Proto-Germanic *darōþuz (light spear, javelin, dart).

      Noun

      darr n

      1. spear, dart

      Descendants

      • Icelandic: darr, dör
      • Swedish: dart
      • Middle English: dar

      Further reading

      • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “darr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive

      Swedish

      Etymology

      Deverbal from darra. Attested since 1917.

      Noun

      darr n

      1. tremble

      Declension

      Declension of darr
      nominative genitive
      singular indefinite darr darrs
      definite darret darrets
      plural indefinite
      definite

      Derived terms

      References