varest

Estonian

Noun

varest

  1. partitive singular of vares

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Verb

varest

  1. present tense of varast

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish hvaris, from hvar (“where”) + either a genitival -s or an Old Swedish particle es (“which”). The final -t appears already in Old Swedish by analogy with words like eljest, genast, medelst.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈvɑːrɛst/

Adverb

varest

  1. (relative, archaic) where (on the place which)
    • 1891, Selma Lagerlöf, translated by Pauline Bancroft Flach, Gösta Berlings saga [The Story of Gösta Berling]:
      På sin fladdrande vinge flög en läderlapp oss förbi, flög och syntes igen där, varest månen sken.
      On its fluttering wing a bat flew by us, flew and was seen, wherever the moon shone.

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