vǫrn

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Old Norse[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

vǫrn f (genitive varnar, plural varnir)

  1. defence
  2. legal defence
  3. a point for the defence, exception

Declension[edit]

  Declension of vǫrn (strong i-stem)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative vǫrn vǫrnin varnir varnirnar
accusative vǫrn vǫrnina varnir varnirnar
dative vǫrn vǫrninni varnum varnunum
genitive varnar varnarinnar varna varnanna

Antonyms[edit]

  • (antonym(s) of "legal defence"): sókn

Descendants[edit]

  • Norwegian Bokmål: vern

References[edit]

  • vörn in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.
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