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wor¹

  • /wɔː/
  • /wɐ/ unstressed
  • /wə/ unstressed

Rhymes with -ɔː

Where it comes from

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.

determiner

  1. Geordie Our. If ye gannin oot the neet ye betta tell wor Jimmy.

wor²

  • /wɔː/
  • /wɐ/ unstressed
  • /wə/ unstressed

Rhymes with -ɔː

Where it comes from

From an altered pronunciation of was.

verb

  1. 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.

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@misc{wor_2026,
  title = {wor},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/wor},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}