verena

vera

nt instr sg of vera (noun)

hatred; ill-will; animosity; antagonism; hostility

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vera — root · hatred, obstruction
Verbal root meaning 'to cover, shut out, obstruct'; gives rise to the noun vera as the emotional state of being closed off or blocked toward another.

Etymology. From √vṛ 'to cover, obstruct, shut out' (Sanskrit vṛṇoti 'covers, shuts'); cognate with English wary, ware, beware, German verwirren 'confuse'. Hatred as an emotion that obstructs, closes off, and separates — covers the heart from openness.

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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