värd

See also: vård, værd, vard., and værð

Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɛːrd/
  • (Central Sweden) IPA^(key): [væːɖ]

    • Audio; “en värd”:

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  • (Finland) IPA^(key): [væːrd]
• Homophone: värld

Etymology 1

From Old Swedish værþer from Old Norse verðr (adjective), verð (noun), from Proto-Germanic *werþaz (“towards, opposite”), used substantively as a noun. Cognate with Dutch waard (adjective), German wert (adjective), Wert (noun), English worth.

Adjective

värd (not comparable)

1. worth; worthy; having a value

   vara värd sin lön

   be worthy of one's wage

Declension

Inflection of värd

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	värd	—	—
neuter singular	värt	—	—
plural	värda	—	—
masculine plural2	värde	—	—
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	värde	—	—
all	värda	—	—

¹ The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
² Dated or archaic.
³ Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

Derived terms

• -värd

Related terms

• värde

Descendants

• → Finnish: väärti

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Middle Low German wert (genitive: werdes), from Old Saxon werd or wird. Cognate with Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌳𐌿𐍃 (wairdus), German Wirt, Dutch waard.

Noun

värd c (feminine värdinna)

1. a host
2. a landlord/landlady

   Synonym: hyresvärd

Declension

Declension of värd

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	värd	värds
	definite	värden	värdens
plural	indefinite	värdar	värdars
	definite	värdarna	värdarnas

Derived terms

• flygvärd
• hyresvärd
• kassavärd
• tågvärd
• värdland
• värdnation
• värdshus

Further reading

• “värd”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)

Anagrams

• ärvd