"væra" meaning in Norwegian Bokmål

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Noun

Head templates: {{head|nb|noun form|g=n}} væra n
  1. definite plural of vær (Etymology 2) Tags: definite, form-of, neuter, plural Form of: vær (extra: Etymology 2) Synonyms: værene
    Sense id: en-væra-nb-noun-oTH4eC36
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Forms: er [present], var [past], vært [participle, past]
Etymology: From Old Norse vera. Cognate with Nynorsk, Icelandic and Faroese vera, Swedish vara and Danish være. Etymology templates: {{der|nb|non|vera}} Old Norse vera, {{cog|sv|vara}} Swedish vara, {{cog|da|være}} Danish være Head templates: {{head|nb|verb|present tense|er|past tense|var|past participle|vært}} væra (present tense er, past tense var, past participle vært)
  1. (until 2005) To be.
    Sense id: en-væra-nb-verb-K082jqIj
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

Head templates: {{head|nb|verb form}} væra
  1. simple past of være (Etymology 2) Tags: form-of, past Form of: være (extra: Etymology 2)
    Sense id: en-væra-nb-verb-iDy2VVCd
  2. past participle of være (Etymology 2) Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: være (extra: Etymology 2)
    Sense id: en-væra-nb-verb-qbL4garo
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: været
Etymology number: 3
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