værne

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Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish værne, from Old Norse verna, cognate with Norwegian verne and Swedish värna. Derived from the noun vǫrn, see værn.

Pronunciation

Verb

værne (imperative værn, infinitive at værne, present tense værner, past tense værnede, perfect tense har værnet)

  1. protect
  2. safeguard
  3. defend

Inflection