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
Infinitive	værne	værnes
Present tense	værner	værnes
Past tense	værnede	værnedes
Imperative	værn	-
Participle
Present	værnende
Past	værnet
Gerund	værnen