verja ver, varða, variða, varðr v
1.
to defend (v sik vel ok fr�knliga); v landit fyrir e-m, to defend the country against one; ek man þó engum hlífa, ef ek á hendr mínar at v, if I have to fight for my life ;
2.
v mál, to defend a cause, opp to s�kja;
3.
v et, or v ern et, to guard a place, hold it against a comer (at vísu ætla ek at v þér ríki mitt); Egill varði dyrrnar, E held the door; v et laga lýriti, to forbid by a lawful protest;
4.
v e-u, to keep away (Birkibeinar vörðu eldinum ok fengu sløkkt) ; v em eu, to withhold from one ; meyjar ástum muna þér verða of varið, the maiden's love shall not be denied thee ;
5.
refl, verjast, to defend oneself (þeir vörðust með drengskap) ; v eu, to defend oneself against (þar m�tti hann finngálkni ok varðist því lengi)
