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verī

masc nom sg of verī (adj); masc nom pl of verī (adj); fem nom sg of verī (adj); nt nom pl of verī (adj); …

  1. unfriendly; inimical; hostile
  2. enemy; foe; opponent; hostile person

Etymology. √vīr > ver + *a + ī; from √vīr 'be heroic, be hostile'; Sanskrit vairin [vīr]

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

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