veðr
Old Norse
Etymology 1
From Proto-Germanic *wedrą, from Proto-Indo-European *wedʰrom. Cognates include Old English weder and Old High German wetar.
Noun
veðr n (genitive veðrar or veðrs)
- weather
Descendants
- Danish: vejr
- Faroese: veður
- Icelandic: veður
- Norwegian Bokmål: vær
- Norwegian Nynorsk: vêr
- Swedish: väder
Etymology 2
From Proto-Germanic *weþruz. Cognates include Gothic 𐍅𐌹𐌸𐍂𐌿𐍃 (wiþrus), Old English weþer and Old High German widar.
Noun
veðr m (genitive veðrar)
- ram (male sheep)
Descendants
- Danish: vædder
- Faroese: veðrur, veður (rare)
- Norwegian Bokmål: vær
- Norwegian Nynorsk: vêr
- Swedish: vädur