vǫrðr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *warduz, alternative form of *wardaz (“guard”), whence the variant varðr. Related to varr (“aware, wary”).

Noun

vǫrðr m (genitive varðar, plural verði)

ward, warder
guard, watch

Declension

Declension of vǫrðr (strong u-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
masculine	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	vǫrðr	vǫrðrinn	verðir	verðirnir
accusative	vǫrð	vǫrðinn	vǫrðu	vǫrðuna
dative	verði	verðinum	vǫrðum	vǫrðunum
genitive	varðar	varðarins	varða	varðanna

Derived terms

láðvǫrðr

Descendants

Icelandic: vörður
Faroese: vørður
Norwegian Nynorsk: vord
Norwegian Bokmål: vord
Old Swedish: varþer
- Swedish: vard, vård
→ Scots: warth

References

vörðr in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.
vård in SAOB, at SAOB

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