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
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      […] Woden’s man […]
    • c. 5th century, Vindelev bracteate X13
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      […] 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-
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