See also: Waren, wa-ren, and wären

Dutch

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʋaːrə(n)/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: wa‧ren
  • Rhymes: -aːrən

Etymology 1

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Unknown. The only cognate found is West Frisian waarje. Perhaps related to Old High German wadalōn (to roam, wander); if so, related to Proto-West Germanic *wāan (to blow (of wind)); compare modern German Wallfahrt (pilgrimage). Or, related to Old English wāþ (wandering, hunt), from Proto-West Germanic *waiþu (wandering, hunt).[1]

Verb

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waren

  1. (intransitive) to wander, to roam
    Synonyms: dolen, dwalen
Conjugation
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Conjugation of waren (weak)
infinitive waren
past singular waarde
past participle gewaard
infinitive waren
gerund waren n
present tense past tense
1st person singular waar waarde
2nd person sing. (jij) waart, waar2 waarde
2nd person sing. (u) waart waarde
2nd person sing. (gij) waart waarde
3rd person singular waart waarde
plural waren waarden
subjunctive sing.1 ware waarde
subjunctive plur.1 waren waarden
imperative sing. waar
imperative plur.1 waart
participles warend gewaard
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.
Derived terms
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References

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  1. ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “waren1”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute

Etymology 2

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From Middle Dutch waren, from Old Dutch *waron, from Proto-West Germanic *warōn, from Proto-Germanic *warōną.

Verb

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waren

  1. (transitive, obsolete) to watch
  2. (transitive, obsolete) to protect
  3. (transitive, obsolete) to keep, to preserve
Conjugation
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Conjugation of waren (weak)
infinitive waren
past singular waarde
past participle gewaard
infinitive waren
gerund waren n
present tense past tense
1st person singular waar waarde
2nd person sing. (jij) waart, waar2 waarde
2nd person sing. (u) waart waarde
2nd person sing. (gij) waart waarde
3rd person singular waart waarde
plural waren waarden
subjunctive sing.1 ware waarde
subjunctive plur.1 waren waarden
imperative sing. waar
imperative plur.1 waart
participles warend gewaard
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.
Derived terms
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Etymology 3

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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waren

  1. inflection of zijn:
    1. plural past indicative
    2. (dated or formal) plural past subjunctive

Noun

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waren

  1. plural of waar

German

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Verb

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waren

  1. first/third-person plural preterite of sein

Luxembourgish

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Verb

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waren

  1. first-person plural preterite indicative of sinn
  2. third-person plural preterite indicative of sinn

Middle Dutch

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wâren

  1. first/third-person plural present indicative/subjunctive of wēsen

Middle English

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Etymology 1

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From Old English warian, from Proto-West Germanic *warōn, from Proto-Germanic *warōną.

Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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waren

  1. to beware
Conjugation
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Conjugation of waren (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) waren, ware
present tense past tense
1st-person singular ware wared
2nd-person singular warest waredest
3rd-person singular wareth wared
subjunctive singular ware
imperative singular
plural1 waren, ware wareden, warede
imperative plural wareth, ware
participles warynge, warende wared, ywared

1 Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants
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  • English: ware
  • Scots: war, ware
  • Yola: waur
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Etymology 2

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Verb

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waren

  1. Alternative form of weren

Etymology 3

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Noun

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waren

  1. Alternative form of warenne

Middle High German

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (before 13th CE) /ˈwaːrən/

Verb

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wāren

  1. first/third-person plural past indicative of sīn / wësen

Middle Low German

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Etymology

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From Old Saxon wārōn, from Proto-West Germanic *warōn.

Pronunciation

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  • (originally) IPA(key): /wɒːrən/

Verb

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wāren

  1. to last, to endure
  2. to vouch for, to swear an oath to that something is true, to prove the truth of something by evidence
  3. to take care, to look after
  4. to protect, to guard
  5. to keep up, to continue

Declension

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Conjugation of waren as a weak verb
plain infinitive wāren
full infinitive (gerund) tô wārene or tô wārende
verbal noun wāren or wārent
participles imperative
present wārende singular wāre
past gewāret plural wāret
indicative subjunctive
present preterite present preterite
1st person singular wāre wārede wāre wārede
2nd person singular wārest wāredest wārest wāredest
3rd person singular wāret wārede wāret wārede
plural wāren (wāret?) wāreden wāren wāreden

Derived terms

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Wutunhua

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Etymology

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From wa (young man) +‎ ren (person).

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Noun

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waren

  1. man
    Coordinate term: niren (woman)

References

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  • Juha Janhunen, Marja Peltomaa, Erika Sandman, Xiawu Dongzhou (2008) Wutun (LINCOM's Descriptive Grammar Series), volume 466, LINCOM Europa, →ISBN