værd

See also: värd and værð

Danish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈvɛːˀr/, [ˈʋɛˀɐ̯], [ˈʋɛɐ̯ˀ]
  • Homophones: hver, vejr, vær

Etymology 1

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

værd n (singular definite værdet, not used in plural form)

  1. worth (the inner worth of a person)
Declension
Declension of værd
neuter
gender		 Singular
indefinite definite
nominative værd værdet
genitive værds værdets
Derived terms

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Etymology 2

From Old Norse verðr (“worth, worthy”, adjective), from Proto-Germanic *werþaz., cognate with Norwegian verd, Swedish värd, English worth, German wert.

Adjective

værd (uninflected)

  1. 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.

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