värja

See also: várja and varja

Swedish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish væria, from Old Norse verja, from Proto-Germanic *warjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *wer-, *(e)werwǝ-.

As noun; according to SO attested since c. 1452 via Karlskrönikan. Narrowed into rapier and weapon sense since late 17th century.

As verb; according to SO attested since late 13th century via the Westrogothic law.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Noun

värja c

1. (obsolete) An object, construction or similar that is made to protect or defend.
2. rapier
3. epee

Declension

Declension of värja
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	värja	värjan	värjor	värjorna
Genitive	värjas	värjans	värjors	värjornas

Verb

värja (present värjer, preterite värjde, supine värjt, imperative värj)

1. to defend, to protect

   han värjde landet mot ofred

   he protected the country against war

2. (reflexive) to dodge an attack; defend oneself from a physical or verbal assault, or from an accusation

Conjugation

Conjugation of värja (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	värja		värjas
Supine	värjt		värjts
Imperative	värj		—
Imper. plural1	värjen		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	värjer	värjde	värjs, värjes	värjdes
Ind. plural1	värja	värjde	värjas	värjdes
Subjunctive2	värje	värjde	värjes	värjdes
	Participles
Present participle	värjande
Past participle	värjd
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• avvärja

References

• värja in Svensk ordbok.
• värja in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)