waren

== Dutch == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʋaːrə(n)/ Hyphenation: wa‧ren Rhymes: -aːrən === Etymology 1 === 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”). ==== Verb ==== waren (intransitive) to wander, to roam Synonyms: dolen, dwalen ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Derived terms ===== ==== References ==== === Etymology 2 === From Middle Dutch waren, from Old Dutch *waron, from Proto-West Germanic *warōn, from Proto-Germanic *warōną. ==== Verb ==== waren (transitive, obsolete) to watch (transitive, obsolete) to protect (transitive, obsolete) to keep, to preserve ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== === Etymology 3 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== waren inflection of zijn: plural past indicative (dated or formal) plural past subjunctive ==== Noun ==== waren plural of waar == German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /vaː(r)ən/, [ˈvaː(ʁ)ən], [ˈvaː(ɐ̯)n], [ʋ-] Homophones: wahren, Waren (general), Wahn (some speakers) Hyphenation: wa‧ren === Verb === waren first/third-person plural preterite of sein: were == Luxembourgish == === Verb === waren first-person plural preterite indicative of sinn third-person plural preterite indicative of sinn == Middle Dutch == === Verb === wâren first/third-person plural present indicative/subjunctive of wēsen == Middle English == === Etymology 1 === From Old English warian, from Proto-West Germanic *warōn, from Proto-Germanic *warōną. ==== Alternative forms ==== warien ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈwaːrən/ ==== Verb ==== waren to beware ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Descendants ===== English: ware Scots: war, ware Yola: waur ===== References ===== “wāren, v.(1)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== waren alternative form of weren === Etymology 3 === ==== Noun ==== waren alternative form of warenne == Middle High German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (before 13th CE) /ˈwaːrən/ === Verb === wāren first/third-person plural past indicative of sīn / wësen == Middle Low German == === Etymology === From Old Saxon wārōn, from Proto-West Germanic *warōn. === Pronunciation === (originally) IPA(key): /wɒːrən/ === Verb === wāren to last, to endure to vouch for, to swear an oath to that something is true, to prove the truth of something by evidence to take care, to look after to protect, to guard to keep up, to continue ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Danish: vara == Wutunhua == === Etymology === From wa (“young man”) +‎ ren (“person”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [wɑɻə̃] === Noun === waren man Coordinate term: niren (“woman”) === References === Juha Janhunen, Marja Peltomaa, Erika Sandman, Xiawu Dongzhou (2008), Wutun (LINCOM's Descriptive Grammar Series), volume 466, LINCOM Europa, →ISBN