verja

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Faroese

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Etymology

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From Old Norse verja, from Proto-Germanic *warjaną.

Verb

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verja (third person singular past indicative vardi, third person plural past indicative vardu, supine vart)

  1. to defend
  2. to protect

Conjugation

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Conjugation of verja (group v-17)
infinitive verja
supine vart
participle (a7)1 verjandi vardur
present past
first singular verji vardi
second singular verjir vardi
third singular verjir vardi
plural verja vardu
imperative
singular verj!
plural verjið!
1Only the past participle being declined.
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  • verji (guardian, defender)

Icelandic

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse verja, from Proto-Germanic *warjaną.

Verb

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verja (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative varði, supine varið)

  1. (transitive, with accusative) to defend, guard, protect
  2. (law, transitive, with accusative) to defend (represent [a defendant] in a court of law)
  3. (ditransitive, with accusative and dative) to protect (something [acc.]) against (something [dat.])
  4. (transitive, with dative) to prevent
  5. (ditransitive, with dative and accusative) to prevent (someone, something [dat.]) from entering, taking (something [acc.])
  6. (transitive, with accusative) to cover with a protective layer or coating (e.g. corrugated iron or a coat of paint)
  7. (transitive, with dative) to make use of, to spend (time)
Conjugation
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Synonyms
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Etymology 2

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Verb

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verja (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative varði, supine varið)

  1. (regarding money or time) to spend, to use, to invest, to devote
Derived terms
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Etymology 3

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From Old Norse verja, from Proto-Germanic *warjǭ.

Noun

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verja f (genitive singular verju, nominative plural verjur)

  1. armour, protection
  2. contraceptive device, especially referring to a condom
Declension
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    Declension of verja
f-w1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative verja verjan verjur verjurnar
accusative verju verjuna verjur verjurnar
dative verju verjunni verjum verjunum
genitive verju verjunnar verja verjanna
Synonyms
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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse verja, from Proto-Germanic *warjaną.

Alternative forms

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Verb

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verja (present tense verjar or ver, past tense verja or varde, supine verja or vart, past participle verja or vard, present participle verjande, imperative verj)

  1. to defend, protect
    Kven skal verja oss no?
    Who is going to protect us now?

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

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verja f

  1. definite singular of verje

References

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Old Norse

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Germanic *warjaną.

Verb

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verja (singular present indicative verr, singular past indicative varði)

  1. to defend
    1. (law) to defend a case
      Antonym: sǿkja
  2. to thwart
Conjugation
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Descendants
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  • Icelandic: verja
  • Faroese: verja
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: verja
  • Old Swedish: væria
  • Old Danish: wæriæ

Noun

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verja f (genitive verju)

  1. defense
    Synonym: vǫrn
Declension
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Descendants
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Etymology 2

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From Proto-Germanic *wazjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *woséyeti, of the root *wes- (to dress, clothe). Akin to Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌽 (wasjan) and Albanian vesh.

Verb

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verja (singular present indicative verr, singular past indicative varði)

  1. to wrap, enclose
  2. to invest money, expend
Conjugation
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Noun

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verja f (genitive verju)

  1. outer garment, cloak
Declension
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Etymology 3

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

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verja

  1. genitive plural indefinite of ver

References

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

Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French verge (rod). Doublet of verga.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbeɾxa/ [ˈbeɾ.xa]
  • Rhymes: -eɾxa
  • Syllabification: ver‧ja

Noun

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verja f (plural verjas)

  1. gate, railing (usually an iron gate with balusters)
  2. fence (often made of trellis)
    Synonyms: cerca, valla

Further reading

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