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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]
waren
- (intransitive) to wander, to roam
Conjugation of waren (weak) | ||||
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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. |
- ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “waren1”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute
From Middle Dutch waren, from Old Dutch *waron, from Proto-West Germanic *warōn, from Proto-Germanic *warōną.
waren
- (transitive, obsolete) to watch
- (transitive, obsolete) to protect
- (transitive, obsolete) to keep, to preserve
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. |
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
waren
- inflection of zijn:
waren
- IPA(key): /vaːrən/, [ˈvaːʁən], [ˈvaː(ɐ̯)n], [ʋ-]
- Homophones: wahren, Waren (general), Wahn (some speakers)
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wâren
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- Alternative form of weren
waren
- Alternative form of warenne
From Old Saxon wārōn, from Proto-West Germanic *warōn.
wāren
- to last, to endure
- to vouch for, to swear an oath to that something is true, to prove the truth of something by evidence
- to take care, to look after
- to protect, to guard
- to keep up, to continue
- Danish: vara
From wa (“young man”) + ren (“person”).
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- Juha Janhunen, Marja Peltomaa, Erika Sandman, Xiawu Dongzhou (2008) Wutun (LINCOM's Descriptive Grammar Series), volume 466, LINCOM Europa, →ISBN