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

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