vǫrn
Old Norse edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Germanic *warīniz, from *warjaną, whence also Old Norse verja.
Noun edit
vǫrn f (genitive varnar, plural varnir)
- defence
- legal defence
- a point for the defence, exception
Declension edit
Declension of vǫrn (strong i-stem)
Antonyms edit
- (antonym(s) of "legal defence"): sókn
Descendants edit
- Norwegian Bokmål: vern
References edit
- vörn in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.