Old Norse origin
Source-reportedMeaning: “holy” + “to battle”
From Old Norse vér, which had both the meanings of "fighter" and "priest," assimilated from Proto-Germanic *wīhaz (“holy”) and *wiganą (“to battle”).
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- Wiktionary: VerCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
- Greek Wiktionary: VerCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
- French Wiktionary: VerCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
- Polish Wiktionary: VerCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
- Turkish Wiktionary: VerCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
- Chinese Wiktionary: VerCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14