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Danish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Danish wæri, from Old Norse verja, from Proto-Germanic *warjǭ, cognate with Norwegian verje, Swedish värja, värjo. Derived from the verb *warjaną, see below. Another derivation, *warīniz, is found in German Wehr and Danish værn.
Noun
værge c (singular definite værgen, plural indefinite værger)
- (law) guardian (of a child or incompetent adult)
Declension
Related terms
Noun
værge n (singular definite værget, plural indefinite værger)
- (dated) protection, care
- (dated) weapon
1972, Charles Lamb, translated by Johanne Kastor Hansen, Fortællinger fra Shakespeares verden, Lindhardt og Ringhof, →ISBN:»Nej,« sagde Ferdinand, »den behandling vil jeg sætte mig imod, indtil jeg ser min fjendes overmagt,« hvorpå han drog sit værge, ...- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
1919, Morten Korch, Studeprangeren, Lindhardt og Ringhof, →ISBN:... da han paa samme Tid svang sin Pisk, som Hellig Jørgen sit Værge da han undlivede Dragen, ...- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- 1963, – Homer (tr. by Mogens Boisen), Iliaden, Gyldendal, reprinted 2017, Lindhardt og Ringhof (→ISBN)
Men da de, hver i sin flok, var rustet med våben og værge, / stævned de midt gennem troernes hær og akaiernes falanks.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Declension
Etymology 2
From Old Danish wæriæ, from Old Norse verja, from Proto-Germanic *warjaną, cognate with English wear (“to guard”) and German wehren.
Verb
værge (imperative værg, infinitive at værge, present tense værger, past tense værgede, perfect tense har værget)
- protect
Inflection