vær

See also: vär, Appendix:Variations of "var", and Appendix:Variations of "ver"

Danish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /vɛːr/, [væˀɐ̯], [væɐ̯ˀ]
Homophones: hver, vejr, værd

Verb

vær

imperative of være (“to be”)
Vær rar! ― Be nice!

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse vér, from Proto-Germanic *wīz, from Proto-Indo-European *wéy, plural of *éǵh₂.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /vɛaːɹ/
Rhymes: -ɛaːɹ
Homophones: var, varð

Pronoun

vær

(archaic, poetic) First person plural pronoun used in kvæði; we (singular eg).
Vær høvum verið á útróðri, og tað bar lítið til hjá osum.
We have been out fishing but the catch was poor.

Usage notes

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.

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse værr, possibly from Proto-Germanic *wēraz.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /vaiːr/
Rhymes: -aiːr

Adjective

vær (comparative værari, superlative værastur)

calm, tranquil

Declension

Positive forms of *vær*
strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	vær	vær	vært
	accusative	væran	væra	vært
	dative	værum	værri	væru
	genitive	værs	værrar	værs

	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	værir	værar	vær
	accusative	væra	værar	vær
	dative	værum
	genitive	værra

weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	væri	væra	væra
	acc/dat/gen	væra	væru	væra
	plural (all-case)	væru

Comparative forms of *vær*
weak declension (definite)		masculine	feminine	neuter
	singular (all-case)	værari	værari	værara
	plural (all-case)	værari

Superlative forms of *vær*
strong declension (indefinite)	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
	genitive	værastra

weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	værasti	værasta	værasta
	acc/dat/gen	værasta	værustu	værasta
	plural (all-case)	værustu

Related terms

værð

Louisiana Creole

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /væɾ/
Rhymes: -æɾ

Adjective

vær

alternative form of vèr (“green; unripe; fresh; inexperienced”)

Norwegian Bokmål

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /væːr/

Etymology 1

From Old Norse veðr (“weather”) ( > Danish vejr). From Proto-Germanic *wedrą, whence also Old English weder, Old High German wetar. Compare Russian вёдро (vjódro).

Noun

vær n (definite singular været, uncountable)

weather

Derived terms

Etymology 2

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).

Noun

vær n (definite singular været, indefinite plural vær, definite plural væra or værene)

fishing harbor, fishing village

Derived terms

fiskevær

Etymology 3

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”).

Noun

vær m (definite singular væren, indefinite plural værer, definite plural værene)

a ram (male sheep)
Coordinate term: søye (“ewe”)
(astrology) Aries

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

vær

imperative of være

References

“vær” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Old Swedish

Verb

vær

active present indicative of væria
active present imperative of væria

blan	gri	nwa, nwar
rouj	zoranj; brun, maron	jonn, jònn
	vè, vèr, vær, væt	vè fonsé
sèrsèl		blé, ble
vyolé, vyolèt	lila	ròz, roz