Væra
Old Norse Dictionary - væra
Meaning of Old Norse word "væra"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word væra can mean:væra
- 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.
- 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.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛅᚱᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- i. e.
- id est.
- adj.
- adjective.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Eb.
- Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
- Hm.
- Hává-mál. (A. I.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)