# verja
## Faroese
### Etymology

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

### Verb

verja (third person singular past indicative vardi, third person plural past indicative vardu, supine vart)
* to defend
* to protect

#### Related terms

* verji (guardian, defender)

## Icelandic
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈvɛrja/
    Rhymes: -ɛrja

### Etymology 1

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

#### Verb

verja (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative varði, supine varið)
* to defend, guard, protect [with accusative]
* (law) to defend (represent [a defendant] in a court of law) [with accusative]
* to protect [with accusative ‘something’ and dative ‘against something’]
* to prevent [with dative]
* to prevent [with dative ‘someone/something’ and accusative ‘from entering/taking something’]
* to cover with a protective layer or coating (e.g. corrugated iron or a coat of paint) [with accusative]
* to make use of, to spend (time) [with dative]

##### Synonyms

* (to protect): vernda, hlífa

### Etymology 2
#### Verb

verja (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative varði, supine varið)
* (regarding money or time) to spend, to use, to invest, to devote

##### Derived terms

* varið (adjective)

### Etymology 3

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

#### Noun

verja f (genitive singular verju, nominative plural verjur)
* armour, protection
    Synonym: hlíf
* contraceptive device, especially referring to a condom
    Synonym: smokkur

##### Declension
## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology 1

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

#### Alternative forms

* verje (e infinitive)

#### Verb

verja (present tense verjar or ver, past tense verja or varde, supine verja or vart, past participle verja or vard, present participle verjande, imperative verj)
* to defend, protect
    Kven skal verja oss no?Who is going to protect us now?

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Noun

verja f
* definite singular of verje

### References

* “verja” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

## Old Norse
### Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *warjaną.

#### Verb

verja (singular present indicative verr, singular past indicative varði)
* to defend
** (law) to defend a case
    Antonym: sǿkja
* to thwart

##### Descendants

* Icelandic: verja
* Faroese: verja
* Norwegian Nynorsk: verja
* Old Swedish: væria
** Swedish: värja
* Old Danish: wæriæ
** Danish: værge
*** Norwegian Bokmål: verge

#### Noun

verja f (genitive verju)
* defense
    Synonym: vǫrn

##### Descendants

* Norwegian Nynorsk: verje

### Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *wazjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *woséyeti, of the root *wes- (“to dress, clothe”). Akin to Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌽 (wasjan) and Albanian vesh.

#### Verb

verja (singular present indicative verr, singular past indicative varði)
* to wrap, enclose
* to invest money, expend

##### Conjugation
#### Noun

verja f (genitive verju)
* outer garment, cloak

##### Declension
### Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Noun

verja
* genitive plural indefinite of ver

### Further reading

* Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “verja”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive

## Spanish
### Etymology

Borrowed from French verge (“rod”). Doublet of verga.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbeɾxa/ [ˈbeɾ.xa]
* Rhymes: -eɾxa
* Syllabification: ver‧ja

### Noun

verja f (plural verjas)
* gate, railing (usually an iron gate with balusters)
* fence (often made of trellis)
    Synonyms: cerca, valla

### Further reading

* “verja”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10