veðr

Old Norse

Alternative forms

-viðri

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *wedrą. Cognates include Old English weder and Old High German wetar (from Proto-West Germanic *wedr).

Noun

veðr n (genitive veðrar or veðrs)

weather

Descendants

Icelandic: veður
Faroese: veður
Norwegian Nynorsk: vêr, veder; (dialectal) veir, vør, ve
Elfdalian: weðer
Old Swedish: væþer
- Swedish: väder
Old Danish: wæthær
- Danish: vejr, vær, vædder
  - Norwegian Bokmål: vær
Gutnish: vädar
Scanian: væðer

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *weþruz. Cognates include Gothic 𐍅𐌹𐌸𐍂𐌿𐍃 (wiþrus), Old English weþer and Old High German widar.

Noun

veðr m (genitive veðrar)

ram (male sheep)

Descendants

Icelandic: veður
Faroese: veðrur, veður (rare)
Norwegian Nynorsk: vêr, veder; (dialectal) veir’e, veir, vaur, vør
Old Swedish: væþur
- Swedish: vädur
Danish: væder, vædder, vær
- Norwegian Bokmål: vedder, vær
Gutnish: vädrä

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