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

1. 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

1. (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)

1. calm, tranquil

Declension

Positive forms of vær

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	vær	vær	vært
	accusative	væran	væra
	dative	værum	værri	væru
	genitive	værs	værrar	værs
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	værir	værar	vær
	accusative	væra
	dative	værum
	genitive	værra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	væri	væra	væra
	acc/dat/gen	væra	væru
	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
	dative	værustum	værastri	værustu
	genitive	værasts	værastrar	værasts
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	værastir	værastar	værust
	accusative	værasta
	dative	værustum
	genitive	værastra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	værasti	værasta	værasta
	acc/dat/gen	værasta	værustu
	plural (all-case)	værustu

Related terms

• værð

Louisiana Creole

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /væɾ/
• Rhymes: -æɾ

Adjective

vær

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

See also

Colors in Louisiana Creole · koulær-yé (layout · text)

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

Norwegian Bokmål

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /væːr/

Etymology 1

Inherited from Danish vejr, from Old Norse veðr, from Proto-Germanic *wedrą (“weather”), which see for cognates and further origin. The Danish word is generally pronounced /vɛːr/ and an according spelling vær was found in older Danish. Native Norwegian dialects (cf. Nynorsk vêr) coincide.

Noun

vær n (definite singular været, uncountable)

1. weather

Derived terms

• regnvær
• snøvær
• sommervær
• uvær
• værballong
• værbestandig
• værdekk
• værfast
• værforhold
• værgud
• værkart
• værmelding
• værmessig
• værprognose
• værradar
• værsystem
• værvarsel
• værvarsling

Etymology 2

Inherited from Danish væder, older spelling of vædder (whence now displaced Bokmål vedder), from Old Norse veðr, from Proto-Germanic *weþruz (“male sheep”), which see. The contracted form vær is comparable to lær, klær, as well as vær (etymology 1 above). Native Norwegian influence (cf. Nynorsk vêr) would seem to have been the dominant factor in this case, though the same pronunciation was formerly not unknown in Danish.

Noun

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

1. a ram (male sheep)

   Coordinate term: søye (“ewe”)

2. (astrology) Aries

Etymology 3

From dialectal Norwegian, from Old Norse ver, from Proto-Germanic *warją (“embankment, dam”), which see.

Noun

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

1. fishing harbor, fishing village

Derived terms

• fiskevær

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

vær

1. imperative of være

References

• “vær” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “vær” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Old Swedish

Verb

vær

1. active present indicative of væria
2. active present imperative of væria