English

Noun

vare ‎(plural vares)

1. (Britain, dialect) A weasel.

Derived terms

• vare widgeon

Etymology 2

Borrowing from Spanish vara ‎(“staff, wand”), Latin vara ‎(“forked pole”)

Noun

vare ‎(plural vares)

1. A wand or staff of authority or justice.
   • John Dryden

     His hand a vare of justice did uphold.

Danish

Etymology 1

From Old Norse vara.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vaːrə/, [ˈvɑːɑ]

Noun

vare c (singular definite varen, plural indefinite varer)

1. article
2. commodity
3. item
4. (in the plural) goods, merchandise, wares

Inflection

Etymology 2

From Old Norse vari.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vaːrə/, [ˈvɑːɑ]

Noun

vare c

1. only used in the expression tage vare på, tage vare om: take care of, look after

Etymology 3

Borrowing from Middle Low German wāren, from Old Saxon warōn, ultimately derived from Proto-Germanic *warōną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vaːrə/, [ˈvɑːɑ]

Verb

vare ‎(imperative var, infinitive at vare, present tense varer, past tense varede, perfect tense har varet)

1. last
2. continue, endure
3. take

Etymology 4

From Old Norse vara.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vaːrə/, [ˈvɑːɑ]

Verb

vare ‎(imperative }}}, infinitive at vare, present tense }}}, past tense }}}, perfect tense }}} {{{6}}})

1. only used in the expressions:

   vare sig: be careful

   vare sin mund: be careful about what to say

Dutch

Pronunciation

Verb

vare

1. (archaic) singular present subjunctive of varen

Anagrams

• rave

Estonian

Noun

vare ‎(genitive [please provide], partitive [please provide])

1. ruin (construction withered by time)

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Latin

Adjective

vāre

1. vocative masculine singular of vārus

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Old Norse vara

Noun

vare f, m ‎(definite singular vara or varen, indefinite plural varer, definite plural varene)

1. an article or item (of goods)

   varer og tjenester - goods and services

2. a commodity
3. (in plural form) goods, merchandise, wares

Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Middle Low German waren; also related to være

Verb

vare ‎(imperative var, present tense varer, simple past varte, past participle vart, present participle varende)

1. to last, take (last)

Derived terms

• advare
• varig

References

• “vare” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse vara

Noun

vare f ‎(definite singular vara, indefinite plural varer, definite plural varene)

1. an article or item (of goods)
2. a commodity
3. (in plural form) goods, merchandise, wares

Derived terms

References

• “vare” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Portuguese

Verb

vare

1. first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of varar
2. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of varar
3. third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of varar
4. third-person singular (você) negative imperative of varar

Spanish

Verb

vare

1. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of varar.
2. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of varar.
3. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of varar.

Swedish

Verb

vare

1. be, present tense subjunctive of vara.

   Gud vare med er.‎ ― God be with you.

See also

• vare sig
• vore