Verr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - verr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "verr" in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

verr: verr, adv. comp. , verst, adv. superl. værre, værst (jvf ílla); greip þá höndum þannþeirra, er mest sótti at honum ok verstlék við hann Fm. VI, 21224; verða optverr en til er stýrt Pr. 32120; líkaðiÞordísi þetta verk verr en ílla dvs. sær- deles ilde, Sturl. II, 2526; hafa hinnversta hlut af Eg. 52 (10413) jvf K.Gislason i AnO. 1879 s. 198; vérerom hér 5 konungar, ok er engi várrverr ættborinn heldr en Ólafr OH. 6113;því verr dvs. desværre, EJb. 18113; DN.IX, 186; es verr var d. s., som ilde var, Post. 1466.

Part of speech: adv comp

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚠᚽᚱᚱ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

adv.: Adverbium.

comp.: Comparativ.

m.: Masculin.

p.: Pagina, side.

s.: substantiv.

S.: Side.

superl.: Superlativ.

v.: Verbum.

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