"värn" meaning in Swedish

See värn in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: From Old Swedish værn, from Old Norse vǫrn, from Proto-Germanic *warīniz. Related to värja (“defend”). Etymology templates: {{inh|sv|gmq-osw|værn}} Old Swedish værn, {{inh|sv|non|vǫrn}} Old Norse vǫrn, {{inh|sv|gem-pro|*warīniz}} Proto-Germanic *warīniz Head templates: {{head|sv|nouns||g=n|g2=|head=|sort=}} värn n, {{sv-noun|n}} värn n Inflection templates: {{sv-infl-noun-n-zero}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], värn [indefinite, nominative, singular], värns [genitive, indefinite, singular], värnet [definite, nominative, singular], värnets [definite, genitive, singular], värn [indefinite, nominative, plural], värns [genitive, indefinite, plural], värnen [definite, nominative, plural], värnens [definite, genitive, plural]
  1. (something that provides) defense (against danger) Tags: neuter Related terms: värna
    Sense id: en-värn-sv-noun-dsXnWcGR Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Swedish entries with incorrect language header Derived forms: borgvärn, bröstvärn, hemvärn, luftvärn, motvärn, nödvärn, pansarvärn, skyttevärn, värnlös, Värnamo, värnskatt

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "gmq-osw",
        "3": "værn"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Swedish værn",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "non",
        "3": "vǫrn"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse vǫrn",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*warīniz"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *warīniz",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Swedish værn, from Old Norse vǫrn, from Proto-Germanic *warīniz. Related to värja (“defend”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sv-infl-noun-n-zero",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "värn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "värns",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "värnet",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "värnets",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "värn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "värns",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "värnen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "värnens",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "nouns",
        "3": "",
        "g": "n",
        "g2": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "värn n",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n"
      },
      "expansion": "värn n",
      "name": "sv-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "sv-infl-noun-n-zero"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Swedish",
  "lang_code": "sv",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Swedish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "borgvärn"
        },
        {
          "word": "bröstvärn"
        },
        {
          "word": "hemvärn"
        },
        {
          "word": "luftvärn"
        },
        {
          "word": "motvärn"
        },
        {
          "word": "nödvärn"
        },
        {
          "word": "pansarvärn"
        },
        {
          "word": "skyttevärn"
        },
        {
          "word": "värnlös"
        },
        {
          "word": "Värnamo"
        },
        {
          "word": "värnskatt"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "defense (against danger)"
      ],
      "id": "en-värn-sv-noun-dsXnWcGR",
      "links": [
        [
          "defense",
          "defense"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "something that provides",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(something that provides) defense (against danger)"
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "värna"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "värn"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "borgvärn"
    },
    {
      "word": "bröstvärn"
    },
    {
      "word": "hemvärn"
    },
    {
      "word": "luftvärn"
    },
    {
      "word": "motvärn"
    },
    {
      "word": "nödvärn"
    },
    {
      "word": "pansarvärn"
    },
    {
      "word": "skyttevärn"
    },
    {
      "word": "värnlös"
    },
    {
      "word": "Värnamo"
    },
    {
      "word": "värnskatt"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "gmq-osw",
        "3": "værn"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Swedish værn",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "non",
        "3": "vǫrn"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse vǫrn",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*warīniz"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *warīniz",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Swedish værn, from Old Norse vǫrn, from Proto-Germanic *warīniz. Related to värja (“defend”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sv-infl-noun-n-zero",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "värn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "värns",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "värnet",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "värnets",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "värn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "värns",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "värnen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "värnens",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "nouns",
        "3": "",
        "g": "n",
        "g2": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "värn n",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n"
      },
      "expansion": "värn n",
      "name": "sv-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "sv-infl-noun-n-zero"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Swedish",
  "lang_code": "sv",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "värna"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Swedish entries with incorrect language header",
        "Swedish lemmas",
        "Swedish neuter nouns",
        "Swedish nouns",
        "Swedish terms derived from Old Norse",
        "Swedish terms derived from Old Swedish",
        "Swedish terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
        "Swedish terms inherited from Old Norse",
        "Swedish terms inherited from Old Swedish",
        "Swedish terms inherited from Proto-Germanic"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "defense (against danger)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "defense",
          "defense"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "something that provides",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(something that provides) defense (against danger)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "värn"
}

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