voren

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See also: vòren

Dutch

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈvoːrə(n)/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: vo‧ren
  • Rhymes: -oːrən

Etymology 1

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Adverb

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voren

  1. Alternative form of voor, always found with a preposition in set phrases; in advance, to the front
    naar voren brengento bring forth
    zich naar voren buigento lean forward
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Noun

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voren m (plural vorens, diminutive vorentje n)

  1. (superseded) Dated form of voorn.

Etymology 3

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Noun

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voren

  1. plural of voor
  2. plural of vore

Anagrams

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Noun

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voren m

  1. definite singular of vor

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology 1

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Derived from different Old Norse terms:

Adjective

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voren (neuter vore, definite singular and plural vorne, comparative vornare, indefinite superlative vornast, definite superlative vornaste)

  1. having been made (to be) in a certain way, have a certain inclination for something
    korleis er denne sleden voren sidan han går så tungt?
  2. (in compounds, with verbs or adjectives) having the trait that the first part would imply, though often to a lesser extent
    blå (blue) + ‎voren → ‎blåvoren (bluish)
    krangle (to quarrel) + ‎voren → ‎kranglevoren (quarrelsome)
    rund (round) + ‎voren → ‎rundvoren (roundish)
    vakle (to trip, fail, fall) + ‎voren → ‎vaklevoren (unsteady)
  3. (in compounds, with nouns) like, having a similar appearance to
    graut (porridge) + ‎voren → ‎grautvoren (porridgy)
    troll + ‎voren → ‎trollvoren (ugly)

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Participle

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voren (masculine and feminine voren, neuter vore, plural and definite singular vorne)

  1. past participle of vera and vere

Etymology 3

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

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voren m

  1. definite singular of vor

See also

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References

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Anagrams

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Swedish

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Verb

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voren

  1. (obsolete) second-person plural past indicative of vara