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vern

Pronunciation: /ʋɛrn/

“vern” is a Norwegian Bokmål word. Its 3 meanings in English:

noun

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

Etymology

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

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