Danish

Verb

vær

1. imperative of være

   Vær rar!

   Be nice!

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse vér, from Proto-Germanic *wīz, from Proto-Indo-European *wéy, plural of *éǵh₂.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɛaːɹ/
• Rhymes: -ɛaːɹ
• Homophones: var, varð

Pronoun

vær

1. (archaic, poetic) First person plural pronoun used in kvæði; we (singular eg).

   Vær høvum verið á útróðri, og tað bar lítið til hjá osum.

   We have been out fishing but the catch was poor.

Usage notes

This pronouns commands the older first person plural conjugation, formed by adding the ending -um to the stem. In the case of the verb "hava" and other verbs with the letter a as the last vowel of the root this is changed to ø before -um.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Old Norse veðr ‎(“weather”) ( > Danish vejr). From Proto-Germanic *wedrą, whence also Old English weder, Old High German wetar. Compare Russian вёдро ‎(vjódro).

Noun

vær n ‎(definite singular været, uncountable)

1. weather

Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Old Norse ver. Related to Icelandic ver ‎(“fishing center”). Probably from Proto-Germanic *warja-, other cognates including Old English wer (>Modern English weir), Old Saxon werr, Middle Low German were/wer, Middle High German wer (> Modern German Wehr).

Noun

vær n ‎(definite singular været, indefinite plural vær, definite plural væra or værene)

1. fishing harbor, fishing village

Derived terms

• fiskevær

Etymology 3

From Old Norse veðr ‎(“male sheep”) ( > Danish vædder), from Proto-Germanic *weþraz, whence also Old English weþer (English wether), Old High German widar ( > German Widder), Gothic 𐍅𐌹𐌸𐍂𐌿𐍃 ‎(wiþrus, “lamb”). Compare Sanskrit वत्स ‎(vatsa, “calf, young animal”).

Noun

vær m ‎(definite singular væren, indefinite plural værer, definite plural værene)

1. a ram (male sheep)

Etymology 4

Verb

vær

1. imperative of være (Etymologies 1 & 2)

References

• “vær” in The Bokmål Dictionary.