Vera

Old Norse Dictionary - vera

Meaning of Old Norse word "vera" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

vera Old Norse word can mean:

vera: u, f.

vera: 1. = væra, a shelter; at þeir hefði né eina veru (comfort) af eldinum, Eb. 100 new Ed. (v. l. 9): a mansion, í míns föðurs húsi eru margar verur, John xiv. 2: in the allit. phrases, eigi vist né veru, Fb. iii. 457; hvárki vist né veru, Grett. 142 new Ed.; vist né væri, Fb. iii. 52; ef hann á sér í vá veru, Hm. 25.

vera: 2. [vera = to be], a dwelling; seg mér í hverjum staðum þín vera er, Barl. 79; skaut í hug honum vesöld sinnar veru, 196.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛁᚱᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

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Vera (II)

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

allit.: alliteration, alliterative.

l.: line.

lit.: literally.

m.: masculine.

v.: vide.

v. l.: varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

Eb.: Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Grett.: Grettis Saga. (D. II.)

Hm.: Hává-mál. (A. I.)

Barl.: Barlaams Saga. (F. III.)

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