vörður
Icelandic
/ˈvœrðʏr/
noun
Definitions
- guard
Etymology
Derived from Old Norse vǫrðr (guardian, watcher) derived from Proto-Germanic *warduz (guard, keeper).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*warduz
Gloss
guard, keeper
Concept
Semantic Field
Warfare and hunting
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
💂 💂♀️ 💂♂️
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Ringwraith English
- ringwraith English
- wraith English
- wraithlike English
- wraithy English
- *wer- Proto-Indo-European
- *warduz Proto-Germanic
- vålnad Swedish
- weard Old English
- wreien Middle English
- Sigurðr Old Norse
- dyrvǫrðr Old Norse
- vǫrðr Old Norse
- Granville Old French
- bak Icelandic
- bakvörður Icelandic
- dyr Icelandic
- dyravörður Icelandic
- líf Icelandic
- lífvörður Icelandic
- mark Icelandic
- markvörður Icelandic
- miðvörður Icelandic
- vørður Faroese