være

See also: väre

Danish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Danish wæræ, waræ, from Old Norse vera, vesa, from Proto-Germanic *wesaną (“to be, remain”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁es- (“to be”), *h₂wes- (“to dwell, live, reside”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vɛːrə/, [ˈʋɛːɐ]

Verb

være (imperative vær, infinitive være, present tense er, past tense var, perfect tense har været)

  1. to be
    lade være ― to leave alone, to leave be
    være til ― to exist, to be, to live
    være ved ― to admit, to disclose, to divulge

Derived terms

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Old Norse vera

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʋæːɾə/

Verb

være (imperative vær, present tense er, simple past var, past participle vært, present participle værende)

  1. to be
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Old Norse viðra

Verb

være (imperative vær, present tense værer, simple past and past participle væra or været, present participle værende)

  1. (archaic) to sense or feel
    Jeg værer fiendtlighet mellom Ola og Per.
    I can sense hostility between Ola and Per.

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