"være" meaning in Norwegian Bokmål

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Verb

IPA: /ˈʋæːɾə/ Forms: vær [imperative], er [present], var [past], vært [participle, past], værende [participle, present]
Etymology: All forms except the present are from Danish være, from Old Norse vera, from Proto-Germanic *wesaną (“to be”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wes- (“to dwell, live, reside”). The present tense is derived from a different root: Proto-Germanic *izum, *izud, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁es- (“to be”), which is also the origin of English is, are, Latin sum, and German ist. Etymology templates: {{inh|nb|da|være}} Danish være, {{inh|nb|non|vera}} Old Norse vera, {{inh|nb|gem-pro|*wesaną||to be}} Proto-Germanic *wesaną (“to be”), {{inh|nb|ine-pro|*h₂wes-||to dwell, live, reside}} Proto-Indo-European *h₂wes- (“to dwell, live, reside”), {{inh|nb|gem-pro|*wesaną|*izum, *izud}} Proto-Germanic *izum, *izud, {{inh|nb|ine-pro|*h₁es-||to be}} Proto-Indo-European *h₁es- (“to be”), {{cog|en|is}} English is, {{m|en|are}} are, {{cog|la|sum}} Latin sum, {{cog|de|ist}} German ist Head templates: {{head|nb|verb|imperative|vær|present tense|er|simple past|var|past participle|vært|present participle|værende}} være (imperative vær, present tense er, simple past var, past participle vært, present participle værende)
  1. to be Derived forms: fravær, fraværende, gjenværende, nærvær, nåværende, overvære, samvær, velvære, vær så snill, værende
    Sense id: en-være-nb-verb-CvEgfuq9
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Forms: vær [imperative], værer [present], væra [participle, past], væra [past], været [participle, past], været [past], værende [participle, present]
Etymology: From Old Norse viðra, probably ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *weyd-. Etymology templates: {{inh|nb|non|viðra}} Old Norse viðra, {{der|nb|ine-pro|*weyd-}} Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Head templates: {{head|nb|verb|imperative|vær|present tense|værer|simple past and past participle|væra|or|været|present participle|værende}} være (imperative vær, present tense værer, simple past and past participle væra or været, present participle værende)
  1. (archaic) to sense or feel Tags: archaic Related terms: vera, vere [Nynorsk]
    Sense id: en-være-nb-verb-SGjWw2zV
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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      "expansion": "German ist",
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