verr

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *werna, from Proto-Indo-European *wern- (compare Welsh gwern, Armenian գերան (geran, “beam, timber”)). possibly borrowed from Proto-Celtic *wernā[1]

Noun

verr m (plural verra, definite verri, definite plural verrat)

  1. alder

References
  1. Oleander, T.(editor).(2022). Albanian.The indo-European Language family. p. 223-245. Hyllested, A. & Joseph, B. D.

Cornish

Adjective

verr

  1. Soft mutation of berr.

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Norse ᚹᛖᚱᚨᛉ (weraʀ), from Proto-Germanic *weraz, from Proto-Indo-European *wiHrós.

Noun

verr m

  1. warrior
  2. man, husband

Declension
  Declension of verr (strong a-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative verr verrinn verar verarnir
accusative ver verinn vera verana
dative veri verinum verum verunum
genitive vers versins vera veranna

Descendants
  • Icelandic: ver
  • Faroese: ver-
  • Old Swedish: vær-
    • Swedish: vär-

References
  • “verr”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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