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waard
waard
Dutch
Noun
waard m (plural waarden, diminutive waardje n, feminine waardin)
- An innkeeper, publican
- A landlord, host
- (obsolete) The master of the household; a husband
- (obsolete) A protector, lord
Synonyms
- (innkeeper) herbergier m, kastelein m
Hyponyms
- waardin (female innkeeper)
Etymology 2
From Middle Dutch wert, waert, from Old Dutch werth, from Proto-Germanic *werþaz. Cognate with English worth, German wert, Old Norse verðr.[1]
Adjective
waard (used only predicatively, not comparable)
- (following a noun phrase) worth
- Dat geld is niets waard.
- That money is worth nothing.
- Dat geld is niets waard.
Related terms
Etymology 3
From Middle Dutch waert, weert, wert. Cognate with Old English waroþ.[1]
Noun
waard f, m (plural waarden, diminutive waardje n)
- A holm, holme, area surrounded by rivers
- A type of foreland, outside a local system of dikes
- A dwelling mound
Synonyms
- (dwelling mound) terp
Derived terms
- uiterwaard
Etymology 4
Germanic, unclear
Alternative forms
- woerd m
Noun
waard m (plural waarden, diminutive waardje n)