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Danish
Etymology
From Old Danish wæn. From Old Norse vænn.
From Proto-Germanic *wēniz, from Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁-, the same root as vinr. Related to Icelandic vænn, Faroese vænur, Norwegian Nynorsk ven, Swedish vän.
Pronunciation
Adjective
væn
- (dated) fair, beautiful, attractive
Inflection
| Inflection of væn
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Positive
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Comparative
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Superlative
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| Indefinte common singular
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væn
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vænere
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vænest2
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| Indefinite neuter singular
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vænt
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vænere
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vænest2
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| Plural
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væne
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vænere
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vænest2
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| Definite attributive1
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væne
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vænere
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væneste
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1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.
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Jutish
Etymology
From Low German wenn.
Pronunciation
Conjunction
væn
- (Fjolde) if
References
- “væn” in Anders Bjerrum and Marie Bjerrum (1974), Ordbog over Fjoldemålet, Copenhagen: Akademisk Forlag.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Adjective
væn (neuter vænt, definite singular and plural væne, comparative vænare, indefinite superlative vænast, definite superlative vænaste)
- (pre-1917) alternative form of ven
Old Norse
Adjective
væn
- inflection of vænn:
- positive degree strong feminine nominative singular
- positive degree strong neuter nominative/accusative plural
Verb
væn
- second-person singular imperative active of væna