varen

See also: vařen and våren

Catalan

Verb

varen

1. (auxiliary, with infinitive) Alternative form of van

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈvarɛn]

Noun

varen

1. genitive plural of varna

Dutch

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch vāren (“to go, travel”), from Old Dutch faran, from Proto-West Germanic *faran, from Proto-Germanic *faraną. The restriction to “travel by water” comes (expectably) from the western dialects; the more general sense survives in the east, but is no longer part of standard Dutch.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvaː.rə(n)/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: va‧ren
• Rhymes: -aːrən

Verb

varen

1. to sail, to go by boat, to navigate
2. to ascend or descend
3. to fare
4. (archaic or dialectal, eastern) to travel over land, to go by bike, car, train etc.

Conjugation

According to the official "Groene Boekje" (the legal spelling standard for Dutch), the past tense for most senses is strong. Only the sense “to fare” has a weak past tense form.

(most senses): Strong conjugation.

Conjugation of varen (strong class 6)
infinitive	varen
past singular	voer
past participle	gevaren
infinitive	varen
gerund	varen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	vaar	voer
2nd person sing. (jij)	vaart, vaar2	voer
2nd person sing. (u)	vaart	voer
2nd person sing. (gij)	vaart	voert
3rd person singular	vaart	voer
plural	varen	voeren
subjunctive sing.1	vare	voere
subjunctive plur.1	varen	voeren
imperative sing.	vaar
imperative plur.1	vaart
participles	varend	gevaren
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

(to fare): Mixed conjugation.

Conjugation of varen (weak with strong past participle)
infinitive	varen
past singular	vaarde
past participle	gevaren
infinitive	varen
gerund	varen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	vaar	vaarde
2nd person sing. (jij)	vaart, vaar2	vaarde
2nd person sing. (u)	vaart	vaarde
2nd person sing. (gij)	vaart	vaarde
3rd person singular	vaart	vaarde
plural	varen	vaarden
subjunctive sing.1	vare	vaarde
subjunctive plur.1	varen	vaarden
imperative sing.	vaar
imperative plur.1	vaart
participles	varend	gevaren
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

nouns

• vaarboom
• vaarder
• vaart
• vaartuig
• vaarwater

 

verbs

• aanvaren
• achteraanvaren
• achternavaren
• achteropvaren
• achteruitvaren
• afvaren
• bevaren
• bijvaren
• binnenvaren
• buitenvaren
• doodvaren
• dooreenvaren
• doorvaren
• dwarsvaren
• gelijkvaren
• gevaren
• heenvaren
• invaren
• kapotvaren
• klaarvaren
• langsvaren
• laten varen
• leegvaren
• losvaren
• medevaren
• meevaren
• misvaren
• navaren
• nedervaren
• neervaren
• omhoogvaren
• omvaren
• omvervaren
• ondervaren
• ontvaren
• opvaren
• opzijvaren
• overvaren
• rechtvaren
• rondvaren
• samenvaren
• stukvaren
• tegenvaren
• terugvaren
• thuisvaren
• toevaren
• uitvaren
• vastvaren
• verdervaren
• vervaren
• voorbijvaren
• vooropvaren
• voortsvaren
• voortvaren
• vooruitvaren
• voorvaren
• vrijvaren
• wedervaren
• weervaren
• wegvaren
• welvaren

 

Descendants

• Afrikaans: vaar
• Negerhollands: vaar

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch varen, from Old Dutch *farn, from Proto-West Germanic *farn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvaː.rən/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: va‧ren
• Rhymes: -aːrən

Noun

varen f or m (plural varens, diminutive varentje n)

1. fern (plant of the class Polypodiopsida)

Derived terms

• adelaarsvaren
• beukvaren
• blaasvaren
• boomvaren
• eikvaren
• hoefijzervaren
• ijzervaren
• kamvaren
• koningsvaren
• kroosvaren
• lansvaren
• lintvaren
• mannetjesvaren
• moerasvaren
• muurvaren
• naaldvaren
• niervaren
• schubvaren
• steenbreekvaren
• stekelvaren
• stippelvaren
• streepvaren
• struisvaren
• tongvaren
• varenblad
• varengras
• varenplant
• wijfjesvaren
• zwaardvaren

 

Descendants

• Afrikaans: varing

Anagrams

• ervan, raven

Galician

Verb

varen

1. inflection of varar:
   1. third-person plural present subjunctive
   2. third-person plural imperative

Middle Dutch

Etymology 1

From Old Dutch faran, from Proto-West Germanic *faran.

Verb

vāren

1. to go, to fare, to travel
2. to go, to move
3. to leave, to depart
4. to go away, to disappear
5. to ride
6. to sail, to go by boat
7. (auxiliary) to go

Inflection

Strong
Infinitive	varen
3rd sg. past	voer
3rd pl. past	voeren
Past participle	gevaren
Infinitive	varen
In genitive	varens
In dative	varene
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	vare	voer
2nd singular	vars, vares	voers, voeres
3rd singular	vart, varet	voer
1st plural	varen	voeren
2nd plural	vart, varet	voert, voeret
3rd plural	varen	voeren
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	vare	voere
2nd singular	vars, vares	voeres
3rd singular	vare	voere
1st plural	varen	voeren
2nd plural	vart, varet	voeret
3rd plural	varen	voeren
Imperative	Present
Singular	var, vare
Plural	vart, varet
	Present	Past
Participle	varende	gevaren

Derived terms

• vervāren

Descendants

• Dutch: varen
• Limburgish: vare

Etymology 2

From Old Dutch *fāron, *fār, *fāra, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *fērō (“danger”).

Verb

vâren

1. to fear, to be afraid
2. to scare, to frighten

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

• vervâren

Descendants

• Dutch: varen

Further reading

• “varen (III)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• “varen (IV)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “varen (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “varen (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page II

Middle English

Verb

varen

1. Alternative form of faren

Middle Low German

Etymology

From Old Saxon faran (“to go, to journey”).

Verb

varen

1. to journey, to travel

Conjugation

Conjugation of varen as a class 6 strong verb

Plain Infinitive	vâren
Full Infinitive (Gerund)	tô vârene or tô vârende
Verbal Noun	vâren or vârent
Participles			Imperatives
Present	vârende		2nd Person Singular	vâr
Past	gevâren		2nd Person Plural	vâret
	Indicative		Subjunctive
	Present	Preterite	Present	Preterite
1st Person Singular	vâre	vôr	vâre	vö̂re
2nd Person Singular	vērest or vârest	vôrest or vö̂rest	vârest	vö̂rest
3rd Person Singular	vēret or vâret	vôr	vâret	vö̂re
Plural	vâren (vâret?)	vôren or vö̂ren	vâren	vö̂ren

Descendants

• German Low German: fahren

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• vara

Noun

varen m or f

1. definite masculine singular of vare

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

varen m

1. definite singular of van

Anagrams

• arven, raven, nerva, nevra, vaner, varen, varne, verna

Serbo-Croatian

Participle

varen (Cyrillic spelling варен)

1. masculine singular passive past participle of variti

Slovene

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋàːrən/

Adjective

várən (comparative várnejši, superlative nȁjvárnejši)

1. safe (not in danger)

Inflection

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Hard
	masculine	feminine	neuter
nom. sing.	váren	várna	várno
singular
	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	váren ind várni def	várna	várno
genitive	várnega	várne	várnega
dative	várnemu	várni	várnemu
accusative	nominativeinan or genitiveanim	várno	várno
locative	várnem	várni	várnem
instrumental	várnim	várno	várnim
dual
	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	várna	várni	várni
genitive	várnih	várnih	várnih
dative	várnima	várnima	várnima
accusative	várna	várni	várni
locative	várnih	várnih	várnih
instrumental	várnima	várnima	várnima
plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	várni	várne	várna
genitive	várnih	várnih	várnih
dative	várnim	várnim	várnim
accusative	várne	várne	várna
locative	várnih	várnih	várnih
instrumental	várnimi	várnimi	várnimi

Derived terms

• nevárən
• várnost

Further reading

• “varen”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2024

Spanish

Verb

varen

1. inflection of varar:
   1. third-person plural present subjunctive
   2. third-person plural imperative

Swedish

Noun

varen

1. definite singular of var c (“various species of flatfish”)
2. definite plural of var n (“pus; pillowcase”)

Verb

varen

1. (archaic or dialectal) second-person plural imperative of vara
   • Genesis 9:1:

     Varen fruktsamma och föröken eder, och uppfyllen jorden.

     Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth.

   • Luke 2:10:

     Varen icke förskräckta

     Fear not

Anagrams

• Verna, arven, envar