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

• “darr”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Maltese

Root
d-r-r
2 terms

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /darr/
• Rhymes: -arr

Etymology 1

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

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

• få stora darren
• med darr på ribban

Related terms

• darrning

References

• darr in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• darr in Svensk ordbok (SO)