verja
Norwegian Nynorsk
verb
Definitions
- to defend, protect
Etymology
Inherited from Old Norse verja inherited from Proto-Germanic *warjaną (defend, ward off, protect, thwart, guard, defend against) root from Proto-Indo-European *wer- (heed, cover, defend, protect, burn, close, save, bend, turn, guard, rope, squirrel, envelop, boil, crook, notice, give heed, string, watch, speak, note, high, twist, perceive, tie, sense, blister, bond, blacken, shut, be wary, shelter, bind with a rope, highland, sketch an outline, become aware, take heed, stoat, make, cut, look out for, raised area, be aware, be watchful, tear, pay attention, scratch, observe, tuber, lump, work, be careful).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*wer-
Gloss
heed, cover, defend, protect, burn, close, save, bend, turn, guard, rope, squirrel, envelop, boil, crook, notice, give heed, string, watch, speak, note, high, twist, perceive, tie, sense, blister, bond, blacken, shut, be wary, shelter, bind with a rope, highland, sketch an outline, become aware, take heed, stoat, make, cut, look out for, raised area, be aware, be watchful, tear, pay attention, scratch, observe, tuber, lump, work, be careful
Concept
Semantic Field
Basic actions and technology
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
弦
Emoji
🤭 📔
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- guardrail English
- wary English
- varjella Finnish
- re- Latin
- viverra Latin
- guarda- Italian
- guardabarriere Italian
- guardaboschi Italian
- guardabuoi Italian
- guardaspalle Italian
- guardia- Italian
- εἰσοράω Ancient Greek
- εἶλαρ Ancient Greek
- θεωρέω Ancient Greek
- θεωρία Ancient Greek
- θεωρός Ancient Greek
- θεώρημα Ancient Greek
- προοράω Ancient Greek
- ἐφοράω Ancient Greek
- ὁράω Ancient Greek
- ὅραμα Ancient Greek
- ὅρασις Ancient Greek
- ὅρᾱμᾰ Ancient Greek
- ὅρᾱμᾰ, ὅραμα Ancient Greek
- ὤρα Ancient Greek
- *gʷʰer- Proto-Indo-European
- *h₃ekʷ- Proto-Indo-European
- *wer- Proto-Indo-European
- *werdʰo- Proto-Indo-European
- *werk'- Proto-Indo-European
- *wert- Proto-Indo-European
- *weyd- Proto-Indo-European
- *wreyḱ- Proto-Indo-European
- *wr̥mis Proto-Indo-European
- *aikwernô Proto-Germanic
- *fra- Proto-Germanic
- *hrītaną Proto-Germanic
- *waraz Proto-Germanic
- *warduz Proto-Germanic
- *wardāną Proto-Germanic
- *wardō Proto-Germanic
- *wargaz Proto-Germanic
- *wargijaną Proto-Germanic
- *warjaną Proto-Germanic
- *warją Proto-Germanic
- *warjǭ Proto-Germanic
- *warkiz Proto-Germanic
- *warnōną Proto-Germanic
- *warīniz Proto-Germanic
- *warōną Proto-Germanic
- *weruz Proto-Germanic
- *wrītaną Proto-Germanic
- wara Polish
- verjar Norwegian Nynorsk
- verje Norwegian Nynorsk
- voren Norwegian Nynorsk
- ben ware Middle English
- amhábhar Irish
- bithábhar Irish
- frithábhar Irish
- meánábhar Irish
- príomhábhar Irish
- ábharaí Irish
- varask Old Norse
- vari Old Norse
- varði Old Norse
- verja Old Norse
- vǫr Old Norse
- *variti Proto-Slavic
- *varъ Proto-Slavic
- *věverica Proto-Slavic
- *vьrvь Proto-Slavic
- garison Old French
- guarde Old French
- guarir Old French
- regard Old French
- reward Old French
- verja Icelandic
- گر Persian
- (gi)werēn, giweren Old High German
- vērt Latvian
- գերի Old Armenian
- վերմակ Old Armenian
- adbar Old Irish
- adbarda Old Irish
- feraid Old Irish
- fofera Old Irish
- verja Faroese
- vërej Albanian
- 𐍅𐌰𐍂𐌾𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- *warjan gmw-pro
- *werien Old Dutch
- guarir Old Portuguese
- *kowwaris Proto-Celtic
- *wiweros Proto-Celtic
- weren Middle Low German
- *war- Proto-Indo-Iranian
- *wáras Proto-Indo-Iranian
- væria Old Swedish
- *werēōr Proto-Italic
- *warand Frankish
- *wardōn, *wardēn Frankish
- *warjan Frankish
- vīr Middle Persian
- wlm Middle Persian
- reguard xno
- *warH-, *wār- Proto-Iranian
- wæri Old Danish
- provorsus Old Latin
- warison ONF.
- 𒉿𒅈𒉡𒊻𒍣 Hittite
- 𒉿𒊏𒀀𒉌 Hittite