verðr

Old Norse

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *werdu-, related to *werduz (“host”). The original meaning may have been "attendance, heeding."

Noun

verðr m (genitive verðar)

1. meal

Usage notes

Often used in compounds such as dagverðr or dǫgurðr “day-meal” and náttverðr or nátturðr “supper”, depicting meals at different times of the day, as in the descendant languages.

Synonyms

• málsverðr
• matarverðr

Derived terms

• dagverðr
• kveldverðr
• náttverðr

Descendants

• Icelandic: verður
• Faroese: verður
• Norwegian: dugurd, dagverd, nattverd
• Old Swedish: -varþer, -værþer, -orþer, -vordher
  • Swedish: dagvard, nattvard
• Old Danish: dagorth, natwarth
  • Danish: davre, nadver

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *werþaz.

Alternative forms

• verð

Adjective

verðr

1. (with genitive) worth

   svá þótti honum mikils um vert

   he took it so much to heart

   mikils verðr

   much worth

2. worthy, deserving

   verðr einhvers

   worthy of

Descendants

• Icelandic: verður
• Faroese: verður
• Norwegian: verdt, verd
• Old Swedish: værþer
  • Swedish: värd
• Danish: værd