vǫrðr
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Old Norse[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Germanic *warduz, alternative form of *wardaz (“guard”), whence the variant varðr. Related to varr (“aware, wary”).
Noun[edit]
vǫrðr m (genitive varðar, plural verði)
Declension[edit]
Declension of vǫrðr (strong u-stem)
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- Icelandic: vörður
- Faroese: vørður
- Norwegian Nynorsk: vord
- Norwegian Bokmål: vord
- Old Swedish: varþer
- → Scots: warth
References[edit]
- vörðr in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.
- vård in SAOB, at SAOB