verje

ver +‎ -je (personal suffix)

• IPA^(key): [ˈvɛrjɛ]
• Hyphenation: ver‧je

verje

1. third-person singular subjunctive present definite of ver

verje m (definite singular verjen, indefinite plural verjer, definite plural verjene)

1. form removed with the spelling reform of 2005; superseded by verge

verje (present tense verjer, past tense verja or verjet, past participle verja or verjet)

1. form removed with the spelling reform of 2005; superseded by verge

• verja (verb) (verb with a infinitive)
• verja f (noun) (bracket form until and nonstandard since 2012)

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

verje (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 verje oss no?

   Who is going to protect us now?

verje f (definite singular verja, indefinite plural verjer, definite plural verjene)

1. guardian (legally responsible for a minor)
2. protector (someone who protects)

• “verje” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.