*warjaz

Runic: ᚹᚨᚱᛃᚨᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈwɑr.jɑz/

noun · masculine · ja-stem

Meanings

  1. defender
  2. inhabitant; citizen

Etymology

Derived from *warjaną (‘to hinder, defend’).

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nom.warjazwarjōz, warjōs
Acc.warjąwarjanz
Gen.warjas, wariswarjǫ̂
Dat.warjaiwarjamaz
Inst.warjōwarjamiz
Voc.wariwarjōz, warjōs

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Descendants

  • *-wari (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *-āri (Old Dutch)
      • -ere (Middle Dutch)
        • -er (Dutch)
  • *-wari (Proto-West Germanic)
    • -ware, -waras, -waran, -waru (Old English)
      • -ere (Middle English)
        • -er (English)
        • -eare, -ere, -er (Yola)
  • *-wari (Proto-West Germanic)
    • -ware, -waras, -waran, -waru (Old English)
      • -ere (Middle English)
        • -ar, -ir (Middle Scots)
          • -er (Scots)
  • *-wari (Proto-West Germanic)
    • -ware, -waras, -waran, -waru (Old English)
      • -ware, -wæren, -wærre, -waress (Middle English)
        • endware (Early Modern English)
  • *-wari (Proto-West Germanic)
    • -ere (Old Frisian)
      • -er (Saterland Frisian)
      • -er (West Frisian)
  • *-wari (Proto-West Germanic)
    • -āri, -eri, -wari (Old High German)
      • -āre, -ære, -er (Middle High German)
        • -er (German)
  • *-wari (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *-āri (Old Saxon)
      • -ære, -er (Middle Low German)
        • -er (German Low German)
  • *-wari (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *-āri (Old Saxon)
      • -ære, -er (Middle Low German)
        • -ari (Old Norse)
          • -ari (Faroese)
  • *-wari (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *-āri (Old Saxon)
      • -ære, -er (Middle Low German)
        • -ari (Old Norse)
          • -are (Old Swedish)
            • -are (Swedish)
  • *ᚹᚨᚱᛃᚨᛉ (*warjaʀ) (Proto-Norse)
    • ᛚᚨᛞᚨᚹᚨᚱᛁᛃᚨᛉ (ladawarijaʀ), ᛒᛁᛞᚨᚹᚨᚱᛁᛃᚨᛉ (bidawarijaʀ) (Proto-Norse)
  • *ᚹᚨᚱᛃᚨᛉ (*warjaʀ) (Proto-Norse)
    • -verr, -verjar, -verir, -arr (Old Norse)
      • -verji (Faroese)
      • -verji (Icelandic)
      • -ver, -vær, -væring (Norwegian Nynorsk)
  • *ᚹᚨᚱᛃᚨᛉ (*warjaʀ) (Proto-Norse)
    • ᛊᛏᚨᛁᚾᚨᚹᚨᚱᛁᛃᚨᛉ (stainawarijaʀ) (Proto-Norse)
      • Steinarr (Old Norse)
  • -variī (Latin)

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