Swedish

Adjective

värd

1. worth; worthy; having a value

   Vara värd sin lön

   Be worthy of one's wage

See also

• värde

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Middle Low German wert (genitive: werdes), from Old Saxon werd or wird. Cognate with Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐌿𐍃 ‎(wairþus), German Wirt, Dutch waard.^[1]

Noun

värd c (feminine: värdinna)

1. a host
2. a landlord/landlady

Declension

Synonyms

• (landlord, landlady): hyresvärd

References

1. ↑ värd in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)