værne

Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish værne, from Old Norse verna, cognate with Norwegian verne and Swedish värna. Derived from the noun vǫrn, see værn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʋaɐ̯nə]

Verb

værne (imperative værn, infinitive at værne, present tense værner, past tense værnede, perfect tense har værnet)

1. protect
2. safeguard
3. defend

Inflection

Conjugation of værne

active passive present værner værnes past værnede værnedes infinitive værne værnes imperative værn — participle present værnende past værnet (auxiliary verb have) gerund værnen