værn

Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish værn f, from Old Norse vǫrn f, from Proto-Germanic *warīniz, cognate with Swedish värn n, German Wehr f and Dutch weer f. Derived from the verb *warjaną, see værge.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʋaɐ̯ˀn]

Noun

værn n (singular definite værnet, plural indefinite værn)

1. protection
2. defence
3. (military) service (one of the three branches of military operation)

Declension

Declension of værn

neuter gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	værn	værnet	værn	værnene
genitive	værns	værnets	værns	værnenes