Væra

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Væra

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 væra

u, f. snugness, warmth; en þar var görð laug til þess ef nökkverr vildi sækja væru þangat, 623. 33; at þeir hefði né eina veru (i. e. væru) af eldinum, Eb. 100 new Ed.

2 væra

2. rest, a shelter (= væri); ef hann á sér í vá veru, if he has but a shelter in a nook, Hm. 25. væru-gjarn, adj. fond of rest, warmth, and comfort; ganga munu vit til hvílu okkarrar, segir Njáll, ok leggjask niðr, hefi ek lengi væru-gjarn verit, Nj. 201.

Runic Inscription

ᚢᛅᚱᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

adj
adjective.
adj.
adjective.
f.
feminine.
i. e.
id est.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors

Eb.
Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
Hm.
Hává-mál. (A. I.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)

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