Vera

Old Norse Dictionary - vera

Meaning of Old Norse word "vera"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

Old Norse word vera can mean:vera

vera
u, f.
vera
1. = væra, a shelter; at þeir hefði né eina veru (comfort) af eldinum, Eb. 100 new Ed. (v. l. 9): a mansion, í míns föðurs húsi eru margar verur, John xiv. 2: in the allit. phrases, eigi vist né veru, Fb. iii. 457; hvárki vist né veru, Grett. 142 new Ed.; vist né væri, Fb. iii. 52; ef hann á sér í vá veru, Hm. 25.
vera
2. [vera = to be], a dwelling; seg mér í hverjum staðum þín vera er, Barl. 79; skaut í hug honum vesöld sinnar veru, 196.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛁᚱᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

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Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
allit.
alliteration, alliterative.
l.
line.
lit.
literally.
m.
masculine.
v.
vide.
v. l.
varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

Eb.
Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Grett.
Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
Hm.
Hává-mál. (A. I.)
Barl.
Barlaams Saga. (F. III.)
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