vær
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
vær
From Old Norse vér, from Proto-Germanic *wīz, from Proto-Indo-European *wéy, plural of *éǵh₂.
vær
This pronouns commands the older first person plural conjugation, formed by adding the ending -um to the stem. In the case of the verb "hava" and other verbs with the letter a as the last vowel of the root this is changed to ø before -um.
From Old Norse værr, possibly from Proto-Germanic *wēraz.
vær (comparative værari, superlative værastur)
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | værari | værari | værara |
accusative | værari | værari | værara |
dative | værari | værari | værara |
genitive | værari | værari | værara |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | værari | værari | værari |
accusative | værari | værari | værari |
dative | værari | værari | værari |
genitive | værari | værari | værari |
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | værastur | værust | værast |
accusative | værastan | værasta | værast |
dative | værustum | værastri | værustu |
genitive | værasts | værastrar | værasts |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | værastir | værastar | værust |
accusative | værasta | værastar | værust |
dative | værustum | værustum | værustum |
genitive | værastra | værastra | værastra |
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | værasti | værasta | værasta |
accusative | værasta | værustu | værasta |
dative | værasta | værustu | værasta |
genitive | værasta | værustu | værasta |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | værustu | værustu | værustu |
accusative | værustu | værustu | værustu |
dative | værustu | værustu | værustu |
genitive | værustu | værustu | værustu |
vær
blan | gri | nwa, nwar |
rouj | zoranj; brun, maron | jonn, jònn |
vè, vèr, vær, væt | vè fonsé | |
sèrsèl | blé, ble | |
vyolé, vyolèt | lila | ròz, roz |
From Old Norse veðr (“weather”) ( > Danish vejr). From Proto-Germanic *wedrą, whence also Old English weder, Old High German wetar. Compare Russian вёдро (vjódro).
vær n (definite singular været, uncountable)
From Old Norse ver. Related to Icelandic ver (“fishing center”). Probably from Proto-Germanic *warja-, other cognates including Old English wer (>Modern English weir), Old Saxon werr, Middle Low German were/wer, Middle High German wer (> Modern German Wehr).
vær n (definite singular været, indefinite plural vær, definite plural væra or værene)
From Old Norse veðr (“male sheep”) ( > Danish vædder), from Proto-Germanic *weþraz, whence also Old English weþer (English wether), Old High German widar ( > German Widder), Gothic 𐍅𐌹𐌸𐍂𐌿𐍃 (wiþrus, “lamb”). Compare Sanskrit वत्स (vatsa, “calf, young animal”).
vær m (definite singular væren, indefinite plural værer, definite plural værene)
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
vær
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