different between arr vs arf

English

Etymology 1

Noun

arr

1. Abbreviation of arrival.

Etymology 2

Possibly from aye.

The pirate-imitation form was derived from the West Country dialect after its use by West Country-born actor Robert Newton (1905–1956) in the films Treasure Island (1950) and Blackbeard the Pirate (1952)—and the former’s spin-off media—in which he played, respectively, the fictional pirate Long John Silver and the historical pirate Edward “Blackbeard” Teach (c.?1680 – 1718; also a West Country native).

Alternative forms

• ar

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: är, IPA^(key): /??(?)/
• Rhymes: -??(?)

Interjection

arr

1. (Britain, West Country, West Midlands, Yorkshire) Yes.
2. Used stereotypically in imitation of pirates.

Derived terms

• oo arr

Verb

arr (third-person singular simple present arrs, present participle arring, simple past and past participle arred)

1. (rare) To say “arr” like a pirate.
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     Pirates become a running joke between us. When she was a sophomore, I once served her artichokes, arugula, and arroz con pollo for dinner, and we "arred" our way through the entire meal.

Synonyms

• (yes): ay, aye, ya, yea, yeah, yep, yes, see also Thesaurus:yes
• (pirate): yarr

References

See also

• ahoy
• avast
• ay
• be
• booty
• doubloon
• hearty (noun)
• Jolly Roger
• matey
• me (Etymology 2)
• parlay
• peg-leg
• piece of eight
• shiver
• them (determiner)
• Category:en:Nautical
• See also Thesaurus:pirate

Anagrams

• RAR, rar

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse ærr, ørr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?r?/

Noun

arr n (definite singular arret, indefinite plural arr, definite plural arra or arrene)

1. a scar

Derived terms

• arrdelfin

References

• “arr” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• ær

Etymology

From Old Norse ærr, ørr.

Noun

arr n (definite singular arret, indefinite plural arr, definite plural arra)

1. a scar

Derived terms

• arrdelfin

References

• “arr” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

Clipping of arrangemang.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ar?/

Noun

arr n

1. (music, colloquial) musical arrangement

Declension

Related terms

• arra

References

• arr in Svensk ordbok (SO)

Tarao

Noun

arr

1. Alternative form of arte (chicken).

References

• 2001, Encyclopaedia of northeast India, volume 3 ?ISBN, page 230

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -??(r)f

Interjection

arf!

1. Representing the sound of a dog's bark.

Usage notes

• Sometimes has the same connotations of sexual innuendo as woof.

Synonyms

• bow-wow, woof

Translations

Anagrams

• AFR, AFr., Afr., FAR, FRA, Fra, RAF, RFA, far, fra

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a?f/

Interjection

arf

1. argh, ugh, oy

Icelandic

Noun

arf

1. indefinite accusative singular of arfur

Middle Welsh

Alternative forms

• aryf

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *ar??, borrowed from Latin arma.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /arv/

Noun

arf m or f (plural arueu)

1. weapon, arm

Descendants

• Welsh: arf

Mutation

Swedish

Noun

arf

1. Obsolete spelling of arv

Anagrams

• FRA, far, fra.

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh arf, from Proto-Brythonic *ar??, borrowed through Vulgar Latin from Latin arma.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /arv/

Noun

arf m or f (plural arfau)

1. weapon, armament
2. tool, instrument

Derived terms

• arfog

Mutation

References

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present) , “arf”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies