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sur

“sur” is a Norwegian Nynorsk word. Its 4 meanings in English:

adjective

  1. sour
  2. acidic
  3. bad-tempered, annoyed, in a foul mood
  4. used about old socks which are smelling bad

Etymology

From Old Norse súrr, from Proto-Germanic *sūraz, from Proto-Indo-European *súHros. Cognate with Danish sur, Icelandic súr, Dutch zuur, English sour and German sauer.

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