varen

See also: vařen and våren

Catalan

Verb

varen

  1. (auxiliary, with infinitive) Alternative form of van

Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈvarɛn]

Noun

varen

  1. genitive plural of varna

Dutch

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch vāren (to go, travel), from Old Dutch faran, from Proto-West Germanic *faran, from Proto-Germanic *faraną. The restriction to “travel by water” comes (expectably) from the western dialects; the more general sense survives in the east, but is no longer part of standard Dutch.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvaː.rə(n)/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: va‧ren
  • Rhymes: -aːrən

Verb

varen

  1. to sail, to go by boat, to navigate
  2. to ascend or descend
  3. to fare
  4. (archaic or dialectal, eastern) to travel over land, to go by bike, car, train etc.
Inflection

According to the official "Groene Boekje" (the legal spelling standard for Dutch), the past tense for most senses is strong. Only the sense “to fare” has a weak past tense form.

(most senses): Strong conjugation.

Inflection of varen (strong class 6)
infinitive varen
past singular voer
past participle gevaren
infinitive varen
gerund varen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular vaarvoer
2nd person sing. (jij) vaartvoer
2nd person sing. (u) vaartvoer
2nd person sing. (gij) vaartvoert
3rd person singular vaartvoer
plural varenvoeren
subjunctive sing.1 varevoere
subjunctive plur.1 varenvoeren
imperative sing. vaar
imperative plur.1 vaart
participles varendgevaren
1) Archaic.

(to fare): Mixed conjugation.

Inflection of varen (weak with strong past participle)
infinitive varen
past singular vaarde
past participle gevaren
infinitive varen
gerund varen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular vaarvaarde
2nd person sing. (jij) vaartvaarde
2nd person sing. (u) vaartvaarde
2nd person sing. (gij) vaartvaarde
3rd person singular vaartvaarde
plural varenvaarden
subjunctive sing.1 varevaarde
subjunctive plur.1 varenvaarden
imperative sing. vaar
imperative plur.1 vaart
participles varendgevaren
1) Archaic.
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Afrikaans: vaar
  • Negerhollands: vaar

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch varen, from Old Dutch *farn, from Proto-West Germanic *farn.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvaː.rən/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: va‧ren
  • Rhymes: -aːrən

Noun

varen f (plural varens, diminutive varentje n)

  1. fern (plant of the class Polypodiopsida)
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Afrikaans: varing

Anagrams

Middle Dutch

Etymology 1

From Old Dutch faran, from Proto-West Germanic *faran.

Verb

vāren

  1. to go, to fare, to travel
  2. to go, to move
  3. to leave, to depart
  4. to go away, to disappear
  5. to ride
  6. to sail, to go by boat
  7. (auxiliary) to go
Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms
Descendants

Etymology 2

From Old Dutch *fāron, *fār, *fāra, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *fērō (danger).

Verb

vâren

  1. to fear, to be afraid
  2. to scare, to frighten
Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms
Descendants

Further reading

Middle English

Verb

varen

  1. Alternative form of faren

Middle Low German

Etymology

From Old Saxon faran (to go, to journey).

Verb

varen

  1. to journey, to travel

Conjugation

Descendants

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Noun

varen m or f

  1. definite masculine singular of vare

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

varen m

  1. definite singular of van

Anagrams

Serbo-Croatian

Participle

varen (Cyrillic spelling варен)

  1. masculine singular passive past participle of variti

Slovene

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʋàːrən/

Adjective

várən (comparative várnejši, superlative nȁjvárnejši)

  1. safe (not in danger)

Inflection

Hard
masculine feminine neuter
nom. sing. váren várna várno
singular
masculine feminine neuter
nominative váren ind
várni def
várna várno
genitive várnega várne várnega
dative várnemu várni várnemu
accusative nominativeinan or
genitive
anim
várno várno
locative várnem várni várnem
instrumental várnim várno várnim
dual
masculine feminine neuter
nominative várna várni várni
genitive várnih várnih várnih
dative várnima várnima várnima
accusative várna várni várni
locative várnih várnih várnih
instrumental várnima várnima várnima
plural
masculine feminine neuter
nominative várni várne várna
genitive várnih várnih várnih
dative várnim várnim várnim
accusative várne várne várna
locative várnih várnih várnih
instrumental várnimi várnimi várnimi

Derived terms

Further reading

  • varen”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran

Spanish

Verb

varen

  1. inflection of varar:
    1. third-person plural present subjunctive
    2. third-person plural imperative

Swedish

Noun

varen

  1. definite singular of var.
  2. definite plural of var

Verb

varen

  1. Obsolete plural form of var, imperative of vara. 2nd person only
    • Genesis 9:1:
      Varen fruktsamma och föröken eder, och uppfyllen jorden.
      Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth.
    • Luke 2:10:
      Varen icke förskräckta
      Fear not

Anagrams

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