veðr

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Old Norse[edit]

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Etymology 1[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *wedrą. Cognates include Old English weder and Old High German wetar (from Proto-West Germanic *wedr).

Noun[edit]

veðr n (genitive veðrar or veðrs)

  1. weather
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Etymology 2[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *weþruz. Cognates include Gothic 𐍅𐌹𐌸𐍂𐌿𐍃 (wiþrus), Old English weþer and Old High German widar.

Noun[edit]

veðr m (genitive veðrar)

  1. ram (male sheep)
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