*wērō

Runic: ᚹᛖᚱᛟ Pronunciation: /ˈwɛː.rɔː/

noun · feminine · ō-stem

Meanings

  1. truth
  2. pledge

Etymology

Substantivization of *wēraz (‘true’), though Orel takes both forms as directly derived from Proto-Indo-European *weh₁- (‘true’).

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nom.wērōwērôz
Acc.wērǭwērōz
Gen.wērōzwērǫ̂
Dat.wērōiwērōmaz
Inst.wērōwērōmiz
Voc.wērōwērôz

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Descendants

  • *wāru (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *wāra (Old Dutch)
      • wâre, waer (Middle Dutch)
        • waar (Dutch)
  • *wāru (Proto-West Germanic)
    • wǣr (Old English)
      • were, ware (Middle English)
  • *wāru (Proto-West Germanic)
    • wāra (Old High German)
      • wāre (Middle High German)
        • Wahre (German)
  • *wāru (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *wāra, wār (Old Saxon)
      • wâre (Middle Low German)
  • várar (Old Norse)

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