värn

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish værn, from Old Norse vǫrn, from Proto-Germanic *warīniz. Related to värja (“defend”).

Noun

värn n

(something that provides) defense (against danger)

Declension

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Derived terms

borgvärn
bröstvärn
hemvärn
luftvärn
motvärn
nödvärn
pansarvärn
skyttevärn
värnlös
Värnamo
värnskatt

Related terms

värna

References

värn in Svensk ordbok (SO)
värn in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
värn in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
värn in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

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