"væn" meaning in Danish

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈvɛˀn/
Etymology: From Old Danish wæn. From Old Norse vænn. From Proto-Germanic *wēniz, from Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁-, the same root as vinr. Related to Icelandic vænn, Faroese vænur, Norwegian Nynorsk ven, Swedish vän. Etymology templates: {{inh|da|gmq-oda|wæn}} Old Danish wæn, {{inh|da|non|vænn}} Old Norse vænn, {{root|da|ine-pro|*wenh₁-}}, {{inh|da|gem-pro|*wēniz}} Proto-Germanic *wēniz, {{der|da|ine-pro|*wenh₁-}} Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁-, {{cog|is|vænn}} Icelandic vænn, {{cog|fo|vænur}} Faroese vænur, {{cog|nn|ven|}} Norwegian Nynorsk ven, {{cog|sv|vän}} Swedish vän Head templates: {{head|da|adjective|neuter|vænt|||plural and definite singular attributive|væne||||{{{3}}}||{{{comp2}}}||{{{4}}}||{{{sup2}}}||{{{5}}}|||f1accel-form=n|s|f3accel-form=e-form|f5accel-form=comd|f7accel-form=pred|supd|f9accel-form=attr|supd|head=|head2=|sort=}} væn (neuter vænt, plural and definite singular attributive væne), {{da-adj|t|e}} væn (neuter vænt, plural and definite singular attributive væne) Inflection templates: {{da-infl-adj||est}} Forms: vænt [neuter], væne [attributive, definite, singular], væne [attributive, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], væn [error-unrecognized-form, positive], vænere [comparative, error-unrecognized-form], vænest [error-unrecognized-form, superlative], vænt [error-unrecognized-form, positive], væne [plural, positive], vænere [comparative, plural], vænest [plural, superlative], væne [error-unrecognized-form, positive], væneste [error-unrecognized-form, superlative]
  1. (archaic or euphemistic) fair, beautiful, attractive Tags: archaic, euphemistic Synonyms: fager, vakker, smuk
    Sense id: en-væn-da-adj-nPt9QvOx Categories (other): Danish entries with incorrect language header, Danish euphemisms, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 32 29 34 1 1 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 32 30 33 0 1 3
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        "5": "",
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          "word": "smuk"
        }
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        "1": "nn",
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        "3": ""
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Download raw JSONL data for væn meaning in Danish (4.2kB)

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