vǫrn
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *warīniz, from *warjaną, whence also Old Norse verja.
Noun
vǫrn f (genitive varnar, plural varnir)
- defence
- legal defence
- a point for the defence, exception
Declension
Antonyms
- (legal defence): sókn
References
- vörn in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.
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