værne

Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish værne, from Old Norse verna, cognate with Norwegian verne and Swedish värna. Derived from the noun vǫrn, see værn.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈʋaɐ̯nə]

Verb

værne (imperative værn, infinitive at værne, present tense værner, past tense værnede, perfect tense har værnet)

  1. protect
  2. safeguard
  3. defend

Inflection

Conjugation of værne
active passive
present værner værnes
past værnede værnedes
infinitive værne værnes
imperative værn —
participle
present værnende
past værnet
(auxiliary verb have)
gerund værnen
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