verr

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Albanian[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Albanian *werna, from Proto-Indo-European *wern- (compare Welsh gwern, Armenian գերան (geran, beam, timber)). possibly borrowed from Proto-Celtic *wernā[1]

Noun[edit]

verr m (plural verra, definite verri, definite plural verrat)

  1. alder

References[edit]

  1. ^ Oleander, T.(editor).(2022). Albanian.The indo-European Language family. p. 223-245. Hyllested, A. & Joseph, B. D.

Cornish[edit]

Adjective[edit]

verr

  1. Soft mutation of berr.

Old Norse[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Norse ᚹᛖᚱᚨᛉ (weraʀ), from Proto-Germanic *weraz, from Proto-Indo-European *wiHrós.

Noun[edit]

verr m

  1. warrior
  2. man, husband

Declension[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Icelandic: ver
  • Faroese: ver-
  • Old Swedish: vær-

References[edit]

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