Verja

Viking Language Dictionary - verja

Meaning of Old Norse / Old Icelandic word "verja"

verja
<varði, variðr~varðr> defend, verja [e-u] keep [sth] away; verjask mid defend oneself

Possible runic inscriptions in Younger Futhark:

  • - Long branch (Danish):ᚢᛁᚱᛁᛅ
  • - Short twig (Swedish & Norwegian):ᚢᛁᚱᛁᛆ

Abbreviations used:

def
definite (art)
e-u
einhverjum, einhverju ‘for somebody, something,’ dative
mid
middle voice
sth
something
var
variant
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