värma

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See also: varma, Varma, and værma

Swedish

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Etymology

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From Old Swedish værma, from Old Norse verma, from Proto-Germanic *warmijaną.

Noun

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värma c

  1. (archaic) heat, warmth (the same as värme)
    med blid och livlig värma
    with mild and lively warmth (from a Swedish summer hymn)

Verb

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värma (present värmer, preterite värmde, supine värmt, imperative värm)

  1. (sometimes with upp (up), used similarly to English) to heat, to warm (make warmer)
    värma maten i mikron
    heat the food in the microwave
    Solen värmer oss
    The sun warms us
    Har ni haft tid att värma upp?
    Have you had time to get warmed up [to warm up]?
  2. (figuratively) to make happy
    Tack för komplimangen! Det värmer.
    Thanks for the compliment! It makes me happy [It warms].

Conjugation

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