vǫrðr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *warduz.

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

Descendants

Icelandic: vörður
Faroese: vørður
Scots: warth

References

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

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