være
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Danish [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Old Norse vera, vesa, from Proto-Germanic *wesaną (“to be, remain”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁es- (“to be”), *h₂wes- (“to dwell, live, reside”).
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /vɛːrə/, [ˈvɛːɐ]
Verb [edit]
være (imperative vær, infinitive at være, present tense er, past tense var, past participle har været)
Derived terms [edit]
- undvære ("to be without", "do without" "go without")
- væren ("being, existence")
Norwegian Bokmål [edit]
Verb [edit]
være (present tense er; past tense var; past participle vært)
- To be.
