vær

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

vær

1. imperative of være

   Vær rar!

   Be nice!

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

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

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.

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.

• IPA^(key): /vaiːr/
• Rhymes: -aiːr

vær (comparative værari, superlative værastur)

1. calm, tranquil

• værð

• IPA^(key): /væɾ/

vær

1. Alternative form of vè

vær

1. Alternative form of vè

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

vær n (definite singular været, uncountable)

1. weather

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).

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

1. fishing harbor, fishing village

• fiskevær

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”).

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

1. a ram (male sheep); as opposed to «søye», a ewe.

• IPA^(key): /væːɾ/

vær

1. imperative of være (Etymologies 1 & 2)

• “vær” in The Bokmål Dictionary.