vært

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Danish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Low German wert (host), from Proto-Germanic *werduz, cognate with German Wirt, Dutch waard, Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌳𐌿𐍃 (wairdus). Swedish värd is also borrowed from Low German.

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Noun[edit]

vært c (singular definite værten, plural indefinite værter)

  1. host (person who allows a guest)
  2. landlord

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Verb[edit]

vært

  1. past participle of være