värn
Swedish
editEtymology
editFrom Old Swedish værn, from Old Norse vǫrn, from Proto-Germanic *warīniz. Related to värja (“defend”).
Noun
editvärn n
- (something that provides) defense (against danger)
Declension
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Derived terms
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editReferences
edit- värn in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- värn in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- värn in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- värn in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)