vern

See also: Vern

Catalan

Alternative forms

• verna

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *wernā.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈbɛrn]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ˈvɛrn]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈvɛɾn]

Noun

vern m (plural verns)

1. an alder, especially the black alder (Alnus glutinosa)
   • 2015, Roger Mas (lyrics and music), “El rei dels verns”, in Irredempt:

     No el veus, pare, mirant de fit a fit / El rei dels verns, amb corona i mantell?

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Derived terms

• vern pilós
• verneda

Further reading

• “vern” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Norwegian Bokmål

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋɛrn/, [ˈʋæɾn], [ˈʋæɳ]

Etymology 1

From Old Norse vernd, vǫrn (“defence”), from Proto-Germanic *warīniz (“warding off, defense”), from both *warjaną (“to ward off, defend against, stop”), from Proto-Indo-European *wer- (“to watch, guard, heed, notice”) + and from *-īniz (forms abstract nouns), from *-ij(i)- and *-niz (forms abstract nouns), from Proto-Indo-European *-nis.

Noun

vern n (definite singular vernet, indefinite plural vern, definite plural verna or vernene)

1. shield (anything which protects or defends)
2. protection
3. defence

Derived terms

• barnevern
• personvern

Etymology 2

Verb

vern

1. imperative of verne

References

• “vern” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse vernd and vǫrn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋɛrn/, [ˈʋæɾn], [ˈʋæɳ]

Noun

vern n (definite singular vernet, indefinite plural vern, definite plural verna)

1. protection

Derived terms

• personvern

Verb

vern

1. imperative of verna

References

• “vern” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.