verja
Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse verja, from Proto-Germanic *warjaną.
Verb
verja (third person singular past indicative vardi, third person plural past indicative vardu, supine vart)
- to defend
- to protect
Conjugation
| Conjugation of verja (group v-17) | ||
|---|---|---|
| infinitive | verja | |
| supine | vart | |
| participle (a7)1 | verjandi | vardur |
| present | past | |
| first singular | verji | vardi |
| second singular | verjir | vardi |
| third singular | verjir | vardi |
| plural | verja | vardu |
| imperative | ||
| singular | verj! | |
| plural | verjið! | |
| 1Only the past participle being declined. | ||
Related terms
- verji (guardian, defender)
Icelandic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvɛrja/
- Rhymes: -ɛrja
Etymology 1
From Old Norse verja, from Proto-Germanic *warjaną.
Verb
verja (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative varði, supine varið)
- (transitive, with accusative) to defend, guard, protect
- (law, transitive, with accusative) to defend (represent [a defendant] in a court of law)
- (ditransitive, with accusative and dative) to protect (something [acc.]) against (something [dat.])
- (transitive, with dative) to prevent
- (ditransitive, with dative and accusative) to prevent (someone, something [dat.]) from entering, taking (something [acc.])
- (transitive, with accusative) to cover with a protective layer or coating (e.g. corrugated iron or a coat of paint)
- (transitive, with dative) to make use of, to spend (time)
Conjugation
verja — active voice (germynd)
| infinitive (nafnháttur) | að verja | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| supine (sagnbót) | varið | ||||
| present participle (lýsingarháttur nútíðar) | verjandi | ||||
| indicative (framsöguháttur) | subjunctive (viðtengingarháttur) | ||||
| present (nútíð) | ég ver | við verjum | present (nútíð) | ég verji | við verjum |
| þú verð | þið verjið | þú verjir | þið verjið | ||
| hann, hún, það ver | þeir, þær, þau verja | hann, hún, það verji | þeir, þær, þau verji | ||
| past (þátíð) | ég varði | við vörðum | past (þátíð) | ég verði | við verðum |
| þú varðir | þið vörðuð | þú verðir | þið verðuð | ||
| hann, hún, það varði | þeir, þær, þau vörðu | hann, hún, það verði | þeir, þær, þau verðu | ||
| imperative (boðháttur) | ver (þú) | verjið (þið) | |||
| Forms with appended personal pronoun | |||||
| verðu | verjiði * | ||||
| * Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred. | |||||
verjast — mediopassive voice (miðmynd)
| infinitive (nafnháttur) | að verjast | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| supine (sagnbót) | varist | ||||
| present participle (lýsingarháttur nútíðar) | verjandist ** ** the mediopassive present participle is extremely rare and normally not used; it is never used attributively or predicatively, only for explicatory subclauses | ||||
| indicative (framsöguháttur) | subjunctive (viðtengingarháttur) | ||||
| present (nútíð) | ég verst | við verjumst | present (nútíð) | ég verjist | við verjumst |
| þú verst | þið verjist | þú verjist | þið verjist | ||
| hann, hún, það verst | þeir, þær, þau verjast | hann, hún, það verjist | þeir, þær, þau verjist | ||
| past (þátíð) | ég varðist | við vörðumst | past (þátíð) | ég verðist | við verðumst |
| þú varðist | þið vörðust | þú verðist | þið verðust | ||
| hann, hún, það varðist | þeir, þær, þau vörðust | hann, hún, það verðist | þeir, þær, þau verðust | ||
| imperative (boðháttur) | verst (þú) | verist (þið) | |||
| Forms with appended personal pronoun | |||||
| verstu | veristi * | ||||
| * Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred. | |||||
varinn — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)
| strong declension (sterk beyging) | singular (eintala) | plural (fleirtala) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine (karlkyn) | feminine (kvenkyn) | neuter (hvorugkyn) | masculine (karlkyn) | feminine (kvenkyn) | neuter (hvorugkyn) | ||
| nominative (nefnifall) | varinn | varin | varið | varðir | varðar | varin | |
| accusative (þolfall) | varinn | varða | varið | varða | varðar | varin | |
| dative (þágufall) | vörðum | varinni | vörðu | vörðum | vörðum | vörðum | |
| genitive (eignarfall) | varins | varinnar | varins | varinna | varinna | varinna | |
| weak declension (veik beyging) | singular (eintala) | plural (fleirtala) | |||||
| masculine (karlkyn) | feminine (kvenkyn) | neuter (hvorugkyn) | masculine (karlkyn) | feminine (kvenkyn) | neuter (hvorugkyn) | ||
| nominative (nefnifall) | varði | varða | varða | vörðu | vörðu | vörðu | |
| accusative (þolfall) | varða | vörðu | varða | vörðu | vörðu | vörðu | |
| dative (þágufall) | varða | vörðu | varða | vörðu | vörðu | vörðu | |
| genitive (eignarfall) | varða | vörðu | varða | vörðu | vörðu | vörðu | |
Synonyms
- (to protect): vernda, hlífa
Verb
verja (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative varði, supine varið)
- (regarding money or time) to spend, to use, to invest, to devote
Derived terms
- varið (adjective)
Etymology 3
From Old Norse verja, from Proto-Germanic *warjǭ.
Noun
verja f (genitive singular verju, nominative plural verjur)
- armour, protection
- contraceptive device, especially referring to a condom
Declension
declension of verja
| f-w1 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | verja | verjan | verjur | verjurnar |
| accusative | verju | verjuna | verjur | verjurnar |
| dative | verju | verjunni | verjum | verjunum |
| genitive | verju | verjunnar | verja | verjanna |
Synonyms
- (armour): hlíf
- (condom): smokkur
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology 1
From Old Norse verja, from Proto-Germanic *warjaną.
Alternative forms
- verje (e infinitive)
Verb
verja (present tense verjar or ver, past tense verja or varde, supine verja or vart, past participle verja or vard, present participle verjande, imperative verj)
- to defend, protect
- Kven skal verja oss no?
- Who is going to protect us now?
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
verja f
- definite singular of verje
References
- “verja” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old Norse
Etymology 1
From Proto-Germanic *warjaną.
Verb
verja (singular present indicative verr, singular past indicative varði)
- to defend
- thwart
Conjugation
Conjugation of verja — active (weak class 1)
| infinitive | verja | |
|---|---|---|
| present participle | verjandi | |
| past participle | varðr, variðr | |
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st-person singular | ver | varða |
| 2nd-person singular | verr | varðir |
| 3rd-person singular | verr | varði |
| 1st-person plural | verjum | vǫrðum |
| 2nd-person plural | verið | vǫrðuð |
| 3rd-person plural | verja | vǫrðu |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| 1st-person singular | verja | verða |
| 2nd-person singular | verir | verðir |
| 3rd-person singular | veri | verði |
| 1st-person plural | verim | verðim |
| 2nd-person plural | verið | verðið |
| 3rd-person plural | veri | verði |
| imperative | present | |
| 2nd-person singular | ver | |
| 1st-person plural | verjum | |
| 2nd-person plural | verið | |
Conjugation of verja — mediopassive (weak class 1)
| infinitive | verjask | |
|---|---|---|
| present participle | verjandisk | |
| past participle | verzk, varizk | |
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st-person singular | verjumk | vǫrðumk |
| 2nd-person singular | versk | varðisk |
| 3rd-person singular | versk | varðisk |
| 1st-person plural | verjumsk | vǫrðumsk |
| 2nd-person plural | verizk | vǫrðuzk |
| 3rd-person plural | verjask | vǫrðusk |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| 1st-person singular | verjumk | verðumk |
| 2nd-person singular | verisk | verðisk |
| 3rd-person singular | verisk | verðisk |
| 1st-person plural | verimsk | verðimsk |
| 2nd-person plural | verizk | verðizk |
| 3rd-person plural | verisk | verðisk |
| imperative | present | |
| 2nd-person singular | versk | |
| 1st-person plural | verjumsk | |
| 2nd-person plural | verizk | |
Descendants
- Icelandic: verja
- Faroese: verja
- Norwegian Nynorsk: verja
- Westrobothnian: väri
- Old Swedish: væria
- Swedish: värja
- Old Danish: wæriæ
- Danish: værge
- Norwegian Bokmål: verge
- Danish: værge
Noun
verja f (genitive verju)
- defense
- Synonym: vǫrn
Declension
Declension of verja (weak jōn-stem)
| feminine | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | verja | verjan | verjur | verjurnar |
| accusative | verju | verjuna | verjur | verjurnar |
| dative | verju | verjunni | verjum | verjunum |
| genitive | verju | verjunnar | verja | verjanna |
Descendants
- Norwegian Nynorsk: verje
Etymology 2
From Proto-Germanic *wazjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *woséyeti, of the root *wes- (“to dress, clothe”). Akin to Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌽 (wasjan) and Albanian vesh.
Verb
verja (singular present indicative verr, singular past indicative varði)
- to wrap, enclose
- to invest money, expend
Conjugation
Conjugation of verja — active (weak class 1)
| infinitive | verja | |
|---|---|---|
| present participle | verjandi | |
| past participle | varðr, variðr | |
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st-person singular | ver | varða |
| 2nd-person singular | verr | varðir |
| 3rd-person singular | verr | varði |
| 1st-person plural | verjum | vǫrðum |
| 2nd-person plural | verið | vǫrðuð |
| 3rd-person plural | verja | vǫrðu |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| 1st-person singular | verja | verða |
| 2nd-person singular | verir | verðir |
| 3rd-person singular | veri | verði |
| 1st-person plural | verim | verðim |
| 2nd-person plural | verið | verðið |
| 3rd-person plural | veri | verði |
| imperative | present | |
| 2nd-person singular | ver | |
| 1st-person plural | verjum | |
| 2nd-person plural | verið | |
Conjugation of verja — mediopassive (weak class 1)
| infinitive | verjask | |
|---|---|---|
| present participle | verjandisk | |
| past participle | verzk, varizk | |
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st-person singular | verjumk | vǫrðumk |
| 2nd-person singular | versk | varðisk |
| 3rd-person singular | versk | varðisk |
| 1st-person plural | verjumsk | vǫrðumsk |
| 2nd-person plural | verizk | vǫrðuzk |
| 3rd-person plural | verjask | vǫrðusk |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| 1st-person singular | verjumk | verðumk |
| 2nd-person singular | verisk | verðisk |
| 3rd-person singular | verisk | verðisk |
| 1st-person plural | verimsk | verðimsk |
| 2nd-person plural | verizk | verðizk |
| 3rd-person plural | verisk | verðisk |
| imperative | present | |
| 2nd-person singular | versk | |
| 1st-person plural | verjumsk | |
| 2nd-person plural | verizk | |
Noun
verja f (genitive verju)
- outer garment, cloak
Declension
Declension of verja (weak jōn-stem)
| feminine | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | verja | verjan | verjur | verjurnar |
| accusative | verju | verjuna | verjur | verjurnar |
| dative | verju | verjunni | verjum | verjunum |
| genitive | verju | verjunnar | verja | verjanna |
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
verja
- genitive plural indefinite of ver
References
- “verja”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Spanish
Etymology
From French verge (“rod”). Doublet of verga.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbeɾxa/ [ˈbeɾ.xa]
- Rhymes: -eɾxa
- Syllabification: ver‧ja
Noun
verja f (plural verjas)
- gate, railing (usually an iron gate with balusters)
- fence (often made of trellis)
- Synonyms: cerca, valla
Further reading
- “verja”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014