*wēraz

Runic: ᚹᛖᚱᚨᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈwɛː.rɑz/

adjective · a-stem

Meanings

true; reliable
friendly; kind

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *weh₁ros (‘true’), from *weh₁-. Cognate with Latin vērus (‘true’), Irish fíor (‘true’), Proto-Slavic *vě̀ra (‘faith/belief’).

Declension

Strong declension

Case	Sg. Masc.	Sg. Fem.	Sg. Neut.	Pl. Masc.	Pl. Fem.	Pl. Neut.
Nom.	wēraz	wērō	wērą, -atō	wērai	wērôz	wērō
Acc.	wēranǭ	wērǭ	wērą, -atō	wēranz	wērōz	wērō
Gen.	wēras, -is	wēraizōz	wēras, -is	wēraizǫ̂	wēraizǫ̂	wēraizǫ̂
Dat.	wērammai	wēraizōi	wērammai	wēraimaz	wēraimaz	wēraimaz
Inst.	wēranō	wēraizō	wēranō	wēraimiz	wēraimiz	wēraimiz

Weak declension

Case	Sg. Masc.	Sg. Fem.	Sg. Neut.	Pl. Masc.	Pl. Fem.	Pl. Neut.
Nom.	wērô	wērǭ	wērô	wēraniz	wērōniz	wērōnō
Acc.	wēranų	wērōnų	wērô	wēranunz	wērōnunz	wērōnō
Gen.	wēriniz	wērōniz	wēriniz	wēranǫ̂	wērōnǫ̂	wēranǫ̂
Dat.	wērini	wērōni	wērini	wērammaz	wērōmaz	wērammaz
Inst.	wērinē	wērōnē	wērinē	wērammiz	wērōmiz	wērammiz

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Descendants

*wār (Proto-West Germanic)
- wār (Old Dutch)
  - wâer, war (Middle Dutch)
    - boe, woe, wu, wuë (Limburgish)
*wār (Proto-West Germanic)
- wār (Old Dutch)
  - wâer, war (Middle Dutch)
    - waar (Dutch)
      - waar (Afrikaans)
      - waar (Javindo)
      - wääir (Jersey Dutch)
      - waar, wa (Negerhollands)
      - waar (Petjo)
      - war (Skepi Creole Dutch)
*wār (Proto-West Germanic)
- wǣr (Old English)
  - weer (English)
*wār (Proto-West Germanic)
- wēr (Old Frisian)
  - wer (North Frisian)
  - weer (Saterland Frisian)
  - wier (West Frisian)
*wār (Proto-West Germanic)
- wār (Old High German)
  - wār (Middle High German)
    - baar (Cimbrian)
    - wahr (German)
    - woher (Hunsrik)
    - wouer (Luxembourgish)
    - וואָר (vor) (Yiddish)
*wār (Proto-West Germanic)
- wār, *wāri (Old Saxon)
  - wâr (Middle Low German)
    - wahr (Low German)
værr (Old Norse)
- álvarsamur (Faroese)
- alvara, vær (Icelandic)
- alvor (Norwegian)
- allvar (Swedish)
værr (Old Norse)
- allvar (Old Danish)
  - alvor (Danish)
Vár (Old Norse)
- álvarsamur (Faroese)
- alvara, vær (Icelandic)
- alvor (Norwegian)
- allvar (Swedish)
Vár (Old Norse)
- allvar (Old Danish)
  - alvor (Danish)
alværð (Old Norse)
- álvarsamur (Faroese)
- alvara, vær (Icelandic)
- alvor (Norwegian)
- allvar (Swedish)
alværð (Old Norse)
- allvar (Old Danish)
  - alvor (Danish)
alvara (Old Norse)
- álvarsamur (Faroese)
- alvara, vær (Icelandic)
- alvor (Norwegian)
- allvar (Swedish)
alvara (Old Norse)
- allvar (Old Danish)
  - alvor (Danish)
*𐍅𐌴𐍂𐍃 (*wērs) (Gothic)
*𐍅𐌴𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍃 (*wēreis) (Gothic)
𐌰𐌻𐌻𐌰𐍅𐌴𐍂𐌴𐌹 (allawērei) (Gothic)

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