verna

Etymology

Possibly an Etruscan borrowing, though a Proto-Indo-European origin would suggest connections with Sanskrit वास्तु (vā́stu, “house”), Ancient Greek ἄστυ (ástu), Latin vās, Old Norse vist, all referring to "abode" or "utensils".

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈwer.na/, [ˈwɛr.na]

Noun

verna m (genitive vernae); first declension

1. a slave born in her/his master's house, a homeborn slave.

References

• verna in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• verna in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• verna in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• verna in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• verna in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
• verna in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• verna in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin

Alternative forms

• vernet

Verb

verna

1. inflection of verne:
   1. simple past
   2. past participle

Alternative forms

• verne

Etymology

From Old Norse verna.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋɛrna/ (example of pronunciation)

Verb

verna (present tense vernar, past tense verna, past participle verna, passive infinitive vernast, present participle vernande, imperative vern/verna)

1. defend, protect

   Det gjeld å verna om interessene sine.

   It is important to protect one's interests.

Noun

verna n pl

1. definite plural of vern

References

• “verna” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Etymology

From the root of vǫrn (“defence”).

Verb

verna (singular past indicative vernaða, plural past indicative vernuðu, past participle vernaðr)

1. defend, protect

References

• verna in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• verna in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• verna in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• verna in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• verna in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• verna in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin