varetage
Danish
editEtymology
editFrom vare (“care”) + tage (“to take”), cf. also the phrase tage vare på. From Old Danish waretaghæ (“to observe”), cognate with Swedish tillvarata. In the modern language influenced by German wahrnehmen (“to notice, use”).
Pronunciation
editVerb
editvaretage (varetag varetage, varetager varetog, har varetaget)
- look after, take care for