wor meaning: definition, etymology and quotations

wor

det

/wɔː/ · /wɐ/

Etymology Likely ultimately a borrowing into Northumbrian Old English from Old Norse várr (“our”) (from the same Proto-Germanic root *unseraz that produced Standard English our). Compare Scots wir.

Geordie Our.

If ye gannin oot the neet ye betta tell wor Jimmy.

Derived terms: wor kid, wor lass

wor

verb

Etymology From an altered pronunciation of was.

East Midlands, Northern England, West Country, Dialectal Was; were.

“I’ll bet ’er wor a toe-rag,” said Morel, following up his joke. ¶ “Don’t you be so cheeky about a queen,” said Annie.1913, D. H. Lawrence, Sons and Lovers, Penguin Lawrence Edition, Penguin, published 1994, →ISBN, page 213:

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