veðr

Old Norse

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *wedrą, from Proto-Indo-European *wedʰrom. Cognates include Old English weder and Old High German wetar.

Noun

veðr n (genitive veðrar or veðrs)

weather

Descendants

Danish: vejr
Faroese: veður
Icelandic: veður
Norwegian Bokmål: vær
Norwegian Nynorsk: vêr
Swedish: väder

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *weþruz. Cognates include Gothic withrus (withrus), Old English weþer and Old High German widar.

Noun

veðr m (genitive veðrar)

ram (male sheep)

Descendants

Danish: vædder
Faroese: veðrur, veður (rare)
Norwegian Bokmål: vær
Norwegian Nynorsk: vêr
Swedish: vädur

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