See also: Verden

Danish

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Etymology

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From Old Danish werdhen, originally singular definite form of wæræld, wærild, wærælde, from Old Norse verǫld, from Proto-Germanic *weraldiz, cognate with Swedish värld, English world, German Welt, Dutch wereld. The original indefinite form in Old Danish was rarely used, to the extent that the definite form eventually replaced the indefinite form.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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verden c (singular definite verden, plural indefinite verdener or verdner)

  1. world

Usage notes

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  • The definite form is verden, but verdenen exists as an unofficial variant, which is, however, accepted in compounds, e.g. drømmeverdenen.

Inflection

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology 1

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From Danish verden, from Old Danish werdhen, originally singular definite form of wæræld, wærild, wærælde, from Old Norse verǫld, whence verd, from Proto-Germanic *weraldiz. The original indefinite form was rarely used so much so the definite form was interpreted as the indefinite form, hence the etymology.

Alternative forms

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Noun

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verden m (definite singular verden or verdenen, indefinite plural verdener, definite plural verdenene)

  1. world (human collective existence)
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Alternative forms

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Noun

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verden m or f

  1. definite singular of verd

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Zazaki

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Verb

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verden

  1. to abandon, release, relinquish