värd

See also: vård, værd, vard., and værð

Swedish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /vɛːɖ/
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  • Homophone: värld

Etymology 1

From Old Swedish værþer from Old Norse verðr (adjective), verð (noun), from Proto-Germanic *werþaz (“towards, opposite”), used substantively as a noun. Cognate with Dutch waard (adj), German wert (adjective), Wert (noun), English worth.

Adjective

värd

  1. worth; worthy; having a value
    Vara värd sin lön
    Be worthy of one's wage

See also

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Middle Low German wert (genitive: werdes), from Old Saxon werd or wird. Cognate with Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐌿𐍃 (wairþus), German Wirt, Dutch waard.[1]

Noun

värd c (feminine: värdinna)

  1. a host
  2. a landlord/landlady
Declension
Declension of värd 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative värd värden värdar värdarna
Genitive värds värdens värdars värdarnas
Synonyms

References
  1. värd in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
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