værd
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Danish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Old Norse verð n (“price”), from Proto-Germanic *werþą, cognate with Norwegian verd, Swedish värde, English worth, German Wert m, Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸 (wairþ).
Noun[edit]
værd n (singular definite værdet, not used in plural form)
- worth (the inner worth of a person)
Declension[edit]
Declension of værd
neuter gender |
Singular | |
---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | |
nominative | værd | værdet |
genitive | værds | værdets |
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- “værd,1” in Den Danske Ordbog
Etymology 2[edit]
From Old Norse verðr (“worth, worthy”, adjective), from Proto-Germanic *werþaz., cognate with Norwegian verd, Swedish värd, English worth, German wert.
Adjective[edit]
værd (uninflected)
- worth (only used in a predicative position, with possible complements placed before the adjective)
- Hvor meget tror du, den er værd?
- How much do you think it's worth?
- Det er ikke besværet værd.
- It's not worth the trouble.
References[edit]
- “værd,2” in Den Danske Ordbog