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Dutch
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Adverb
voren
- Alternative form of voor, always found with a preposition in set phrases; in advance, to the front
- naar voren brengen ― to bring forth
- zich naar voren buigen ― to lean forward
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Noun
voren m (plural vorens, diminutive vorentje n)
- (superseded) Dated form of voorn.
Etymology 3
Noun
voren
- plural of voor
- plural of vore
Anagrams
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
voren m
- definite singular of vor
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology 1
Derived from different Old Norse terms:
Adjective
voren (neuter vore, definite singular and plural vorne, comparative vornare, indefinite superlative vornast, definite superlative vornaste)
- having been made (to be) in a certain way, have a certain inclination for something
- korleis er denne sleden voren sidan han går så tungt?
- (in compounds, with verbs or adjectives) having the trait that the first part would imply, though often to a lesser extent
- blå (“blue”) + voren → blåvoren (“bluish”)
- krangle (“to quarrel”) + voren → kranglevoren (“quarrelsome”)
- rund (“round”) + voren → rundvoren (“roundish”)
- vakle (“to trip, fail, fall”) + voren → vaklevoren (“unsteady”)
- (in compounds, with nouns) like, having a similar appearance to
- graut (“porridge”) + voren → grautvoren (“porridgy”)
- troll + voren → trollvoren (“ugly”)
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Participle
voren (masculine and feminine voren, neuter vore, plural and definite singular vorne)
- past participle of vera and vere
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
voren m
- definite singular of vor
See also
References
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Swedish
Verb
voren
- (obsolete) second-person plural past indicative of vara