varen

varen (infinitive)
varen (gerund neuter)
vaar (first-person present singular)
voer (first-person past singular)
vaart (present second-person singular)
voer (past second-person singular)
vaart (formal present second-person singular)
voer (formal past second-person singular)
vaart (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular)
vaart (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular)
voert (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular)
voert (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular)
vaart (present singular third-person)
voer (past singular third-person)
varen (plural present)
voeren (past plural)
vare (archaic present singular subjunctive)
voere (archaic past singular subjunctive)
varen (archaic plural present subjunctive)
voeren (archaic past plural subjunctive)
vaar (imperative present singular)
vaart (archaic imperative plural present)
varend (participle present)
gevaren (participle past)
varen (infinitive)
varen (gerund neuter)
vaar (first-person present singular)
vaarde (first-person past singular)
vaart (present second-person singular)
vaarde (past second-person singular)
vaart (formal present second-person singular)
vaarde (formal past second-person singular)
vaart (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular)
vaart (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular)
vaarde (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular)
vaarde (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular)
vaart (present singular third-person)
vaarde (past singular third-person)
varen (plural present)
vaarden (past plural)
vare (archaic present singular subjunctive)
vaarde (archaic past singular subjunctive)
varen (archaic plural present subjunctive)
vaarden (archaic past plural subjunctive)
vaar (imperative present singular)
vaart (archaic imperative plural present)
varend (participle present)
gevaren (participle past)

Afrikaans: vaar

Negerhollands: vaar

From Middle Dutch vāren (“to go, travel”), from Old Dutch faran, from Proto-West Germanic *faran, from Proto-Germanic *faraną. The restriction to “travel by water” comes (expectably) from the western dialects; the more general sense survives in the east, but is no longer part of standard Dutch.

(archaic or dialectal, eastern) to travel over land, to go by bike, car, train etc.


varen

nl-noun

varen f or m (plural varens, diminutive varentje n)

varens (plural)
varentje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: varing

From Middle Dutch varen, from Old Dutch *farn, from Proto-West Germanic *farn.

fern (plant of the class Polypodiopsida)


paardenstaart

paardenstaart m (plural paardenstaarten, diminutive paardenstaartje n)

paardenstaarten (plural)
paardenstaartje (diminutive neuter)

From Middle Dutch perdestert. Equivalent to paard (“horse”) + -en- + staart (“tail”); compare English horsetail.

compound

A horsetail (plant of the genus Equisetum).


boomvaren

nl-noun

boomvaren f or m (plural boomvarens, diminutive boomvarentje n)

boomvarens (plural)
boomvarentje (diminutive neuter)

tree fern, treelike fern from the family Cyatheales


steenwortel

Compound of steen (“stone”) + wortel (“root”).

Polypodium vulgare
Polypodium vulgare#Translingual

(obsolete) common polypody, Polypodium vulgare; chiefly in relation to its rhizome


gewone eikvaren

gewone eikvaren f or m (plural gewone eikvarens, diminutive gewoon eikvarentje n)

gewone eikvarens (plural)
gewoon eikvarentje (diminutive neuter)


eikvaren

eikvaren f or m (plural eikvarens, diminutive eikvarentje n)

eikvarens (plural)
eikvarentje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of eik (“oak”) + varen (“fern”), named for the resemblance of these ferns' lobe-like leaves to the lobed leaves of oak trees.


wolfsklauw

From wolf (“wolf”) + -s- + klauw (“claw”).

A club moss; any plant of genus Lycopodium; also refers to some closely related plants formerly considered to belong to Lycopodium.


steenbreekvaren

steenbreekvaren f or m (plural steenbreekvarens, diminutive steenbreekvarentje n)

steenbreekvarens (plural)
steenbreekvarentje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of steenbreek (“saxifrage, lit. stone-breaker”) + varen (“fern”), likely so-named because it generally grows on walls and rocky terrain. Name aside, it is unrelated to the saxifrages sensu stricto.

compound

maidenhair spleenwort
maidenhair spleenwort

The maidenhair spleenwort, Asplenium trichomanes


moerasvaren

nl-noun

moerasvaren f or m (plural moerasvarens, diminutive moerasvarentje n)

moerasvarens (plural)
moerasvarentje (diminutive neuter)

From moeras + varen. Compare English marsh fern.


schubvaren

schubvaren f or m (plural schubvarens, diminutive schubvarentje n)

schubvarens (plural)
schubvarentje (diminutive neuter)


muurvaren

muurvaren f or m (plural muurvarens, diminutive muurvarentje n)

muurvarens (plural)
muurvarentje (diminutive neuter)

From muur (“wall”) + varen (“fern”); the fern tends to grow on walls.


tongvaren

tongvaren f or m (plural tongvarens, diminutive tongvarentje n)

tongvarens (plural)
tongvarentje (diminutive neuter)

From tong (“tongue”) + varen (“fern”), referring to the shape of the leaves.

Asplenium scolopendrium
Asplenium scolopendrium#Translingual


naaldvaren

naaldvaren f or m (plural naaldvarens, diminutive naaldvarentje n)

naaldvarens (plural)
naaldvarentje (diminutive neuter)

From naald (“needle”) + varen (“fern”). Many species of this genus have needle or bristle-like tips on their pinnules.


zwartsteel

zwartsteel m (plural zwartstelen, diminutive zwartsteeltje n)

zwartstelen (plural)
zwartsteeltje (diminutive neuter)

From zwart (“black”) + steel (“stem”); the base of the stem has a dark, blackish color.

black spleenwort, Asplenium adiantum-nigrum


streepvaren

streepvaren f or m (plural streepvarens, diminutive streepvarentje n)

streepvarens (plural)
streepvarentje (diminutive neuter)

From streep (“stripe”) + varen (“fern”), referring to the linear sori found on many Asplenium ferns.

A spleenwort; any fern of the genus Asplenium


noordse streepvaren

noordse streepvaren f or m (plural noordse streepvarens, diminutive noords streepvarentje n)

noordse streepvarens (plural)
noords streepvarentje (diminutive neuter)

Literally, “nordic spleenwort”; compare the species name (septentrionale (“northern”)) and the English vernacular name.

northern spleenwort, Asplenium septentrionale


groensteel

groensteel m (plural groenstelen, diminutive groensteeltje n)

groenstelen (plural)
groensteeltje (diminutive neuter)

From groen (“green”) + steel (“stem”). The plant owes its name to its bright green color in all parts of the plant, which distinguishes it from various other Asplenium ferns which it resembles, particularly Asplenium trichomanes (steenbreekvaren, that is, maidenhair spleenwort). Whereas the latter has a black stem, Asplenium viride has a green stem.


lansvaren

lansvaren f or m (plural lansvarens, diminutive lansvarentje n)

lansvarens (plural)
lansvarentje (diminutive neuter)

northern hollyfern, Polystichum lonchitis


vliesvaren

vliesvaren f (plural vliesvarens, diminutive vliesvarentje n)

vliesvarens (plural)
vliesvarentje (diminutive neuter)

From vlies (“membrane, film”) + varen (“fern”).

compound

A filmy fern, any fern of the family Hymenophyllaceae


zachte naaldvaren

nl-noun

zachte naaldvaren f or m (plural zachte naaldvarens, diminutive zacht naaldvarentje n)

zachte naaldvarens (plural)
zacht naaldvarentje (diminutive neuter)


stijve naaldvaren

stijve naaldvaren f or m (plural stijve naaldvarens, diminutive stijf naaldvarentje n)

stijve naaldvarens (plural)
stijf naaldvarentje (diminutive neuter)


smalle ijzervaren

smalle ijzervaren f or m (plural smalle ijzervarens, diminutive smal ijzervarentje n)

smalle ijzervarens (plural)
smal ijzervarentje (diminutive neuter)

Fortune's holly-fern, Cyrtomium fortunei


zwaardvaren

zwaardvaren f or m (plural zwaardvarens, diminutive zwaardvarentje n)

zwaardvarens (plural)
zwaardvarentje (diminutive neuter)

From zwaard (“sword”) + varen (“fern”); compare English sword fern.


ijzervaren

ijzervaren f or m (plural ijzervarens, diminutive ijzervarentje n)

ijzervarens (plural)
ijzervarentje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of ijzer (“iron”) + varen (“fern”).


lintvaren

lintvaren f or m (plural lintvarens, diminutive lintvarentje n)

lintvarens (plural)
lintvarentje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of lint (“ribbon”) + varen (“fern”).


dubbelloof

hardfern, Struthiopteris spicant syn. Blechnum spicant


fraai haarmos

Literally, “beautiful hair-moss”, haarmos being a Dutch name for mosses of the genus Polytrichum.


heermoes

Uncertain. The first element may derive from Proto-West Germanic *haru (“bitter, sharp”); the second may be moes, but in a sense more comparable to that found in German Gemüse (“vegetable”); the compound might then originally have meant "bitter vegetable".

der

Equisetum arvense
Equisetum arvense#Translingual


reuzenpaardenstaart

nl-noun

reuzenpaardenstaart m (plural reuzenpaardenstaarten, diminutive reuzenpaardenstaartje n)

reuzenpaardenstaarten (plural)
reuzenpaardenstaartje (diminutive neuter)

From reus (“giant”) + -en + paardenstaart (“horsetail”).

compound

Equisetum telmateia
Equisetum telmateia#Translingual


bospaardenstaart

nl-noun

bospaardenstaart m (plural bospaardenstaarten, diminutive bospaardenstaartje n)

bospaardenstaarten (plural)
bospaardenstaartje (diminutive neuter)

From bos (“forest”) + paardenstaart (“horsetail”).


dennenwolfsklauw

nl-noun

dennenwolfsklauw m (plural dennenwolfsklauwen)

From den (“pine tree”) + -en- + wolfsklauw (“club moss”).


moeraswolfsklauw

nl-noun

moeraswolfsklauw m (plural moeraswolfsklauwen)

From moeras (“swamp”) + wolfsklauw (“club moss”).


adelaarsvaren

nl-noun

adelaarsvaren f or m (plural adelaarsvarens, diminutive adelaarsvarentje n)

adelaarsvarens (plural)
adelaarsvarentje (diminutive neuter)

From adelaar (“eagle”) + -s- + varen (“fern”).


kroosvaren

nl-noun

kroosvaren m (plural kroosvarens, diminutive kroosvarentje n)

kroosvarens (plural)
kroosvarentje (diminutive neuter)

From kroos (“duckweed”) + varen (“fern”).

mosquito fern, duckweed fern, fern of genus Azolla


grote kroosvaren

grote kroosvaren f or m (plural grote kroosvarens)


lidrus

Compound of lid (“segment, limb”) + rus (“rush”), referring to the segmented stems. Despite the name, it is not a rush strictly speaking, but rather a horsetail.