verja

From Old Norse verja, from Proto-Germanic *warjaną.

• IPA^(key): /ˈveɹja/

verja (third person singular past indicative vardi, third person plural past indicative vardu, supine vart)

1. to defend
2. to protect

• verji (guardian, defender)

verja f (genitive singular verju, plural verjur)

1. protection, defense

• verjuleysur (defenseless)

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɛrja/

  Rhymes: -ɛrja

From Old Norse verja, from Proto-Germanic *warjaną.

verja (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative varði, supine varið)

1. to defend, guard, protect [with accusative]
2. (law) to defend (represent [a defendant] in a court of law) [with accusative]
3. to protect [with accusative ‘something’ and dative ‘against something’]
4. to prevent [with dative]
5. to prevent [with dative ‘someone/something’ and accusative ‘from entering/taking something’]
6. to cover with a protective layer or coating (e.g. corrugated iron or a coat of paint) [with accusative]
7. to make use of, to spend (time) [with dative]

• (to protect): vernda, hlífa

verja (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative varði, supine varið)

1. (regarding money or time) to spend, to use, to invest, to devote

• varið (adjective)

From Old Norse verja, from Proto-Germanic *warjǭ.

verja f (genitive singular verju, nominative plural verjur)

1. protection, armour

   Synonym: hlíf

2. contraceptive device, especially referring to a condom

   Synonym: smokkur

From Old Norse verja, from Proto-Germanic *warjaną.

• verje (e infinitive)

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)

1. to defend, protect

   Kven skal verja oss no?

   Who is going to protect us now?

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

verja f

1. definite singular of verje

• “verja” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

• væria

From Proto-Germanic *warjaną.

verja (singular present indicative verr, singular past indicative varði)

1. to defend
   1. (law) to defend a case

      Antonym: sǿkja

2. to thwart

• Icelandic: verja
• Faroese: verja
• Norwegian Nynorsk: verja
• Old Swedish: væria
  • Swedish: värja
• Old Danish: wæriæ
  • Danish: værge
    • Norwegian Bokmål: verge

verja f (genitive verju)

1. defense

   Synonym: vǫrn

• Norwegian Nynorsk: verje

From Proto-Germanic *wazjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *woséyeti, of the root *wes- (“to dress, clothe”). Akin to Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌽 (wasjan) and Albanian vesh.

verja (singular present indicative verr, singular past indicative varði)

1. to wrap, enclose
2. to invest money, expend

verja f (genitive verju)

1. outer garment, cloak

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

verja

1. genitive plural indefinite of ver

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “verja”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive

Borrowed from French verge (“rod”). Doublet of verga.

• IPA^(key): /ˈbeɾxa/ [ˈbeɾ.xa]
• Rhymes: -eɾxa
• Syllabification: ver‧ja

verja f (plural verjas)

1. gate, railing (usually an iron gate with balusters)
2. fence (often made of trellis)

   Synonyms: cerca, valla

• “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