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| Skr. | svar | sun; svárati to shine, svargah sky |
| Zend | hvare | sun |
| Alb. | verzullim | shining, sparkling |
| Etr. | verse | fire |
| Lettish | verS | copper |
| Lettish | varinis | made of copper |
| Engl. | varnish | preparation consisting of resinous matter. Certainly not from Berenikè "Bengasi" a Lybian town (hypothetical and wrong) |
| Dan. | verden | the world, Svensk verld, Germ. Welt |
| Engl. | world | id. The etymology wer "man" + old is devoid of |
| meaning, even if interpreted as "age of man" which is also meaningless. Most names for "world" contain the meaning of "light", "daylight", "what is lit by the sun"; cf. Cymric elfyddð3.1.57., Gael.I. saoghalð3.1.62., Lith. pasaulisð3.1.62., Russian svet (soviet) ð3.4.10.1., Fr. mondeð3.6.40. etc. |