vern
See also: Vern
Catalan edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Celtic *wernā.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
vern m (plural verns)
- an alder, especially the black alder (Alnus glutinosa)
- 2015, Roger Mas (lyrics and music), “El rei dels verns”, in Irredempt:
- No el veus, pare, mirant de fit a fit / El rei dels verns, amb corona i mantell?
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “vern” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old Norse vernd, vǫrn (“defence”), from Proto-Germanic *warīniz (“warding off, defense”), from both *warjaną (“to ward off, defend against, stop”), from Proto-Indo-European *wer- (“to watch, guard, heed, notice”) + and from *-īniz (forms abstract nouns), from *-ij(i)- and *-niz (forms abstract nouns), from Proto-Indo-European *-nis.
Noun edit
vern n (definite singular vernet, indefinite plural vern, definite plural verna or vernene)
- shield (anything which protects or defends)
- protection
- defence
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Verb edit
vern
- imperative of verne
References edit
- “vern” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse vernd and vǫrn.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
vern n (definite singular vernet, indefinite plural vern, definite plural verna)
Derived terms edit
Verb edit
vern
- imperative of verna
References edit
- “vern” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.