värna
Swedish
verb-reg
Definitions
- to protect, to guard, to defend, to shield
Etymology
Derived from Old Norse verna suffix from Swedish värn.
Origin
Swedish
värn
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Wehrpflicht German
- verne Norwegian Bokmål
- hemvärn Swedish
- nödvärn Swedish
- plikt Swedish
- värn Swedish
- värnplikt Swedish
- värnpliktskonferens Swedish
- värnpliktskongress Swedish
- verna Norwegian Nynorsk
- verna Old Norse
- værne Danish
- værne Old Danish