English

Proper noun

Verna

1. A female given name
   • 2009 Alice Munro, Too Much Happiness, Chatto & Windus, ISBN 9780701183059, page 196:

     I dislike peppermint flavouring to this day. And the name Verna — I dislike that. It doesn't sound like spring to me, or like green grass or garlands of flowers or girls in flimsy dresses. It sounds more like a trail of obstinate peppermint, - - -

Anagrams

• raven, Raven

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish Verna in the end of the 19th century. Usually explained as Latin vernus ‎(“springlike”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʋernɑ]
• Hyphenation: Ver‧na

Proper noun

Verna

1. A female given name.

Declension

Anagrams

• arven, veran

Swedish

Etymology

A 19th century feminine form of Verner, in analogy with the rare German name Werna. Also associated with Latin vernus ‎(“springlike”).

Proper noun

Verna

1. A female given name.

Latin

Noun

verna m ‎(genitive vernae); first declension

1. a slave born in her/his master's house, a homeborn slave.

Inflection

First declension.

Derived terms

• vernāculus

Descendants

• Portuguese: verna

References

• verna in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• verna in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• verna in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• VERNA in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “verna”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• verna in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• verna in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• vernet

Verb

verna

1. simple past of verne
2. past participle of verne

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• verne

Etymology

From Old Norse verna.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋɛrna/ (example of pronunciation)

Verb

verna ‎(present tense vernar, past tense verna, past participle verna, passive infinitive vernast, present participle vernande, imperative verna/vern)

1. defend, protect

   Det gjeld å verna om interessene sine.‎

   It is important to protect one's interests.

Synonyms

• verja/verje
• tryggja/tryggje

Noun

verna n pl

1. definite plural of vern

References

• “verna” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old Norse

Etymology

Cf. vǫrn ‎(“defence”)

Verb

verna ‎(singular past indicative vernaða, plural past indicative vernuðu, past participle vernaðr)

1. defend, protect

Descendants

• Danish: værne
• Norwegian: verne
• Swedish: värna

References

• verna in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• verna in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• verna in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• VERNA in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• verna in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• verna in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin