varen

varen

1. (auxiliary, with infinitive) Alternative form of van

• IPA^(key): [ˈvarɛn]

varen

1. genitive plural of varna

From Middle Dutch vāren (“to go, travel”), from Old Dutch faran, from Proto-West Germanic *faran, from Proto-Germanic *faraną. The restriction to “travel by water” comes (expectably) from the western dialects; the more general sense survives in the east, but is no longer part of standard Dutch.

• IPA^(key): /ˈvaː.rə(n)/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: va‧ren
• Rhymes: -aːrən

varen

1. to sail, to go by boat, to navigate
2. to ascend or descend
3. to fare
4. (archaic or dialectal, eastern) to travel over land, to go by bike, car, train etc.

According to the official "Groene Boekje" (the legal spelling standard for Dutch), the past tense for most senses is strong. Only the sense “to fare” has a weak past tense form.

(most senses): Strong conjugation.

Conjugation of varen (strong class 6)
infinitive	varen
past singular	voer
past participle	gevaren
infinitive	varen
gerund	varen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	vaar	voer
2nd person sing. (jij)	vaart, vaar2	voer
2nd person sing. (u)	vaart	voer
2nd person sing. (gij)	vaart	voert
3rd person singular	vaart	voer
plural	varen	voeren
subjunctive sing.1	vare	voere
subjunctive plur.1	varen	voeren
imperative sing.	vaar
imperative plur.1	vaart
participles	varend	gevaren
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

(to fare): Mixed conjugation.

Conjugation of varen (weak with strong past participle)
infinitive	varen
past singular	vaarde
past participle	gevaren
infinitive	varen
gerund	varen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	vaar	vaarde
2nd person sing. (jij)	vaart, vaar2	vaarde
2nd person sing. (u)	vaart	vaarde
2nd person sing. (gij)	vaart	vaarde
3rd person singular	vaart	vaarde
plural	varen	vaarden
subjunctive sing.1	vare	vaarde
subjunctive plur.1	varen	vaarden
imperative sing.	vaar
imperative plur.1	vaart
participles	varend	gevaren
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

• Afrikaans: vaar
• Negerhollands: vaar

From Middle Dutch varen, from Old Dutch *farn, from Proto-West Germanic *farn.

• IPA^(key): /ˈvaː.rən/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: va‧ren
• Rhymes: -aːrən

varen f or m (plural varens, diminutive varentje n)

1. fern (plant of the class Polypodiopsida)

• Afrikaans: varing

• ervan, raven

varen

1. inflection of varar:
   1. third-person plural present subjunctive
   2. third-person plural imperative

From Old Dutch faran, from Proto-West Germanic *faran.

vāren

1. to go, to fare, to travel
2. to go, to move
3. to leave, to depart
4. to go away, to disappear
5. to ride
6. to sail, to go by boat
7. (auxiliary) to go

Strong
Infinitive	varen
3rd sg. past	voer
3rd pl. past	voeren
Past participle	gevaren
Infinitive	varen
In genitive	varens
In dative	varene
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	vare	voer
2nd singular	vars, vares	voers, voeres
3rd singular	vart, varet	voer
1st plural	varen	voeren
2nd plural	vart, varet	voert, voeret
3rd plural	varen	voeren
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	vare	voere
2nd singular	vars, vares	voeres
3rd singular	vare	voere
1st plural	varen	voeren
2nd plural	vart, varet	voeret
3rd plural	varen	voeren
Imperative	Present
Singular	var, vare
Plural	vart, varet
	Present	Past
Participle	varende	gevaren

• vervāren

• Dutch: varen
• Limburgish: vare

From Old Dutch *fāron, *fār, *fāra, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *fērō (“danger”).

vâren

1. to fear, to be afraid
2. to scare, to frighten

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

• vervâren

• Dutch: varen

• “varen (III)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• “varen (IV)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “varen (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “varen (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page II

varen

1. Alternative form of faren

From Old Saxon faran (“to go, to journey”).

varen

1. to journey, to travel

• German Low German: fahren

• vara

varen m or f

1. definite masculine singular of vare

varen m

1. definite singular of van

• arven, raven, nerva, nevra, vaner, varen, varne, verna

varen (Cyrillic spelling варен)

1. masculine singular passive past participle of variti

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

• IPA^(key): /ʋàːrən/

várən (comparative várnejši, superlative nȁjvárnejši)

1. safe (not in danger)

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Hard
	masculine	feminine	neuter
nom. sing.	váren	várna	várno
singular
	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	váren ind várni def	várna	várno
genitive	várnega	várne	várnega
dative	várnemu	várni	várnemu
accusative	nominativeinan or genitiveanim	várno	várno
locative	várnem	várni	várnem
instrumental	várnim	várno	várnim
dual
	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	várna	várni	várni
genitive	várnih	várnih	várnih
dative	várnima	várnima	várnima
accusative	várna	várni	várni
locative	várnih	várnih	várnih
instrumental	várnima	várnima	várnima
plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	várni	várne	várna
genitive	várnih	várnih	várnih
dative	várnim	várnim	várnim
accusative	várne	várne	várna
locative	várnih	várnih	várnih
instrumental	várnimi	várnimi	várnimi

• nevárən
• várnost

• “varen”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2024

varen

1. inflection of varar:
   1. third-person plural present subjunctive
   2. third-person plural imperative

varen

1. definite singular of var c (“various species of flatfish”)
2. definite plural of var n (“pus; pillowcase”)

varen

1. (archaic or dialectal) second-person plural imperative of vara
   • Genesis 9:1:

     Varen fruktsamma och föröken eder, och uppfyllen jorden.

     Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth.

   • Luke 2:10:

     Varen icke förskräckta

     Fear not

• Verna, arven, envar