verja

== Faroese == === Etymology === From Old Norse verja, from Proto-Germanic *warjaną. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈveɹja/ === Verb === verja (third person singular past indicative vardi, third person plural past indicative vardu, supine vart) to defend to protect ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== verji (guardian, defender) === Noun === verja f (genitive singular verju, plural verjur) protection, defense ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== verjuleysur (defenseless) == 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) to defend, guard, protect [with accusative] (law) to defend (represent [a defendant] in a court of law) [with accusative] to protect [with accusative ‘something’ and dative ‘against something’] to prevent [with dative] to prevent [with dative ‘someone/something’ and accusative ‘from entering/taking something’] to cover with a protective layer or coating (e.g. corrugated iron or a coat of paint) [with accusative] to make use of, to spend (time) [with dative] ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Synonyms ===== (to protect): vernda, hlífa === Etymology 2 === ==== 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) protection, armour Synonym: hlíf contraceptive device, especially referring to a condom Synonym: smokkur ===== Declension ===== == 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 === 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 == === Alternative forms === væria === Etymology 1 === From Proto-Germanic *warjaną. ==== Verb ==== verja (singular present indicative verr, singular past indicative varði) to defend (law) to defend a case Antonym: sǿkja to thwart ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Descendants ===== Icelandic: verja Faroese: verja Norwegian Nynorsk: verja Old Swedish: væria Swedish: värja Old Danish: wæriæ Danish: værge Norwegian Bokmål: verge ==== Noun ==== verja f (genitive verju) defense Synonym: vǫrn ===== Declension ===== ===== 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 ===== ==== Noun ==== verja f (genitive verju) outer garment, cloak ===== Declension ===== === Etymology 3 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Noun ==== verja genitive plural indefinite of ver === Further reading === Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “verja”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed 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 [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025