waren

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋaːrə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: wa‧ren
• Rhymes: -aːrən

Unknown. The only cognate found is West Frisian waarje. Perhaps related to Old High German wadalōn (“to roam, wander”); if so, related to Proto-West Germanic *wāan (“to blow (of wind)”); compare modern German Wallfahrt (“pilgrimage”). Or, related to Old English wāþ (“wandering, hunt”), from Proto-West Germanic *waiþu (“wandering, hunt”).^[1]

waren

1. (intransitive) to wander, to roam

   Synonyms: dolen, dwalen

From Middle Dutch waren, from Old Dutch *waron, from Proto-West Germanic *warōn, from Proto-Germanic *warōną.

waren

1. (transitive, obsolete) to watch
2. (transitive, obsolete) to protect
3. (transitive, obsolete) to keep, to preserve

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

waren

1. inflection of zijn:
   1. plural past indicative
   2. (dated or formal) plural past subjunctive

waren

1. plural of waar

• IPA^(key): /vaːrən/, [ˈvaːʁən], [ˈvaː(ɐ̯)n], [ʋ-]

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• Homophones: wahren, Waren (general), Wahn (some speakers)

waren

1. first/third-person plural preterite of sein

waren

1. first-person plural preterite indicative of sinn
2. third-person plural preterite indicative of sinn

wâren

1. first/third-person plural present indicative/subjunctive of wēsen

waren

1. Alternative form of weren

waren

1. Alternative form of warenne

From Old Saxon wārōn, from Proto-West Germanic *warōn.

• (originally) IPA^(key): /wɒːrən/

wāren

1. to last, to endure
2. to vouch for, to swear an oath to that something is true, to prove the truth of something by evidence
3. to take care, to look after
4. to protect, to guard
5. to keep up, to continue

• Danish: vara

From wa (“young man”) +‎ ren (“person”).

• IPA^(key): [wɑɻə̃]

waren

1. man

   Coordinate term: niren (“woman”)

• Juha Janhunen, Marja Peltomaa, Erika Sandman, Xiawu Dongzhou (2008) Wutun (LINCOM's Descriptive Grammar Series), volume 466, LINCOM Europa, →ISBN