voren

• IPA^(key): /ˈvoːrə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: vo‧ren
• Rhymes: -oːrən

From voor (“before”) +‎ -en (“adverbial suffix”).

voren

1. alternative form of voor, always found with a preposition in set phrases; in advance, to the front

   naar voren brengen ― to bring forth

   zich naar voren buigen ― to lean forward

See voorn.

voren m (plural vorens, diminutive vorentje n)

1. superseded spelling of voorn

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

voren

1. plural of voor
2. plural of vore

• roven

voren m

1. definite singular of vor

Derived from different Old Norse terms:

• Partly from orðinn, past participle of verða; and
• partly from varinn, past participle of verja.

voren (neuter vore, definite singular and plural vorne, comparative vornare, indefinite superlative vornast, definite superlative vornaste)

1. having been made (to be) in a certain way, have a certain inclination for something

   korleis er denne sleden voren sidan han går så tungt?

2. (in compounds, with verbs or adjectives) having the trait that the first part would imply, though often to a lesser extent

   ‎blå (“blue”) + ‎voren → ‎blåvoren (“bluish”)

   ‎krangle (“to quarrel”) + ‎voren → ‎kranglevoren (“quarrelsome”)

   ‎rund (“round”) + ‎voren → ‎rundvoren (“roundish”)

   ‎vakle (“to trip, fail, fall”) + ‎voren → ‎vaklevoren (“unsteady”)

3. (in compounds, with nouns) like, having a similar appearance to

   ‎graut (“porridge”) + ‎voren → ‎grautvoren (“porridgy”)

   ‎troll + ‎voren → ‎trollvoren (“ugly”)

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

voren (masculine and feminine voren, neuter vore, plural and definite singular vorne)

1. past participle of vera and vere

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

voren m

1. definite singular of vor

• -voren (Bokmål)

• “voren” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

• nover, roven, voner, vorne, vòren

voren

1. (obsolete) second-person plural past indicative of vara