värd

See also: vård, værd, vard., and værð

Swedish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vɛːrd/
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  • Homophone: värld

Etymology 1

From Old Swedish værþer from Old Norse verðr (adjective), verð (noun), from Proto-Germanic *werþaz (“towards, opposite”), used substantively as a noun. Cognate with Dutch waard (adj), German wert (adjective), Wert (noun), English worth.

Adjective

värd

  1. worth; worthy; having a value
    Vara värd sin lön
    Be worthy of one's wage

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Etymology 2

Borrowed from Middle Low German wert (genitive: werdes), from Old Saxon werd or wird. Cognate with Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐌿𐍃 (wairþus), German Wirt, Dutch waard.[1]

Noun

värd c (feminine: värdinna)

  1. a host
  2. a landlord/landlady
Declension
Declension of värd 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative värd värden värdar värdarna
Genitive värds värdens värdars värdarnas
Synonyms

References

  1. ↑ värd in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
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