See also: vära

Norwegian Bokmål [ edit ]

Etymology 1 [ edit ]

Alternative forms [ edit ]

Noun [ edit ]

væra n

definite vær plural of Etymology 2)

Etymology 2 [ edit ]

From Old Norse vera. Cognate with Nynorsk, Icelandic and Faroese vera, Swedish vara and Danish være.

Verb [ edit ]

væra (present tense er, past tense var, past participle vært)

( until 2005 ) To be.

Usage notes [ edit ]

Since kløyvd infinitiv (lit. “split infinitive”, should however not be confused with split infinitive) was removed from the official spelling rules in july of 2005, væra is no longer considered correct (see være). However, it may still appear and is still in use in the spoken dialects of Eastern Norway. Most verb infinitives in Bokmål end in -e. The kløyvd infinitiv system allowed a few of them to end in -a instead.

Etymology 3 [ edit ]

Alternative forms [ edit ]

Verb [ edit ]

væra

være simple past of Etymology 2) past være participle of Etymology 2)

Norwegian Nynorsk [ edit ]

Etymology 1 [ edit ]

Noun [ edit ]

væra n pl

Etymology 2 [ edit ]

Verb [ edit ]

væra (present tense er, past tense var, past participle vore, passive infinitive værast, present participle værande, imperative vær)

form removed with the spelling reform of 1938; superseded by vera

Etymology 3 [ edit ]

Noun [ edit ]

væra n pl

form removed with the spelling reform of 1938; superseded by vêra

Old Norse [ edit ]

Verb [ edit ]

væra