veir
Middle English
/vɛi̯r/
noun
Definitions
- vair the fur of a squirrel
- vair clothing
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French vair derived from Latin varius (various, variegated, diverse, different, parti-colored, etc, manifold, also changing, fickle, changeable).
Origin
Latin
varius
Gloss
various, variegated, diverse, different, parti-colored, etc, manifold, also changing, fickle, changeable
Concept
Semantic Field
Social and political relations
Ontological Category
Property
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- countervair English
- vair English
- variometer English
- varicolor Latin
- variegāre Latin
- varietas Latin
- vario Latin
- variola Latin
- varius Latin
- abbagliare Italian
- vaio Italian
- vario Italian
- vair Dutch, Flemish
- vair French
- vario Spanish, Castilian
- vero Spanish, Castilian
- vário Portuguese
- ware Middle English
- véir Irish
- vair Old French
- varieux Middle French
- veiro Old Portuguese
- vàrio Ligurian