ᚹᛖᚱᚨᛉ

Proto-Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *weraz, from Proto-Indo-European *wiHrós.

Noun

ᚹᛖᚱᚨᛉ (weraʀ) m

1. man, specifically a warrior
   • c. 5th century, Vindelev bracteate X11

     […] ᚹᛟᛞ[ᛁ]ᚾᚨ[ᛊ]ᚹᛖᚱᚨᛉ […]
     […] wod[i]na[s]weraʀ […]

     […] Wōdinas weraʀ […]

     […] Woden’s man […]

   • c. 5th century, Vindelev bracteate X13

     […] ᚹᛟᛞ[ᛁ]ᚾᚨᛊᚹᛖ[ᚱ]ᚨᛉ […]
     […] wod[i]naswe[r]aʀ […]

     […] Wōdinas we[r]aʀ […]

     […] Woden’s man […]

Descendants

• Old Norse: verr
  • Icelandic: ver
  • Faroese: ver-
  • Old Swedish: vær-
    • Swedish: vär-