# varen
## Catalan
### Verb

varen
* (auxiliary, with infinitive) Alternative form of van

## Czech
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈvarɛn]

### Noun

varen
* genitive plural of varna

## Dutch
### Etymology 1

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.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈvaː.rə(n)/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: va‧ren
* Rhymes: -aːrən

#### Verb

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

##### Conjugation

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.
(to fare): Mixed conjugation.

##### Derived terms

* vaarboom
* vaarder
* vaart
* vaartuig
* vaarwater
* aanvaren
* achteraanvaren
* achternavaren
* achteropvaren
* achteruitvaren
* afvaren
* bevaren
* bijvaren
* binnenvaren
* buitenvaren
* doodvaren
* dooreenvaren
* doorvaren
* dwarsvaren
* gelijkvaren
* gevaren
* heenvaren
* invaren
* kapotvaren
* klaarvaren
* langsvaren
* laten varen
* leegvaren
* losvaren
* medevaren
* meevaren
* misvaren
* navaren
* nedervaren
* neervaren
* omhoogvaren
* omvaren
* omvervaren
* ondervaren
* ontvaren
* opvaren
* opzijvaren
* overvaren
* rechtvaren
* rondvaren
* samenvaren
* stukvaren
* tegenvaren
* terugvaren
* thuisvaren
* toevaren
* uitvaren
* vastvaren
* verdervaren
* vervaren
* voorbijvaren
* vooropvaren
* voortsvaren
* voortvaren
* vooruitvaren
* voorvaren
* vrijvaren
* wedervaren
* weervaren
* wegvaren
* welvaren

##### Descendants

* Afrikaans: vaar
* Negerhollands: vaar

### Etymology 2

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

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈvaː.rən/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: va‧ren
* Rhymes: -aːrən

#### Noun

varen f or m (plural varens, diminutive varentje n)
* fern (plant of the class Polypodiopsida)

##### Derived terms

* adelaarsvaren
* beukvaren
* blaasvaren
* boomvaren
* eikvaren
* hoefijzervaren
* ijzervaren
* kamvaren
* koningsvaren
* kroosvaren
* lansvaren
* lintvaren
* mannetjesvaren
* moerasvaren
* muurvaren
* naaldvaren
* niervaren
* schubvaren
* steenbreekvaren
* stekelvaren
* stippelvaren
* streepvaren
* struisvaren
* tongvaren
* varenblad
* varengras
* varenplant
* wijfjesvaren
* zwaardvaren

##### Descendants

* Afrikaans: varing

### Anagrams

* ervan, raven

## Galician
### Verb

varen
* inflection of varar:
** third-person plural present subjunctive
** third-person plural imperative

## Middle Dutch
### Etymology 1

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

#### Verb

vāren
* to go, to fare, to travel
* to go, to move
* to leave, to depart
* to go away, to disappear
* to ride
* to sail, to go by boat
* (auxiliary) to go

##### Derived terms

* vervāren

##### Descendants

* Dutch: varen
* Limburgish: vare

### Etymology 2

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

#### Verb

vâren
* to fear, to be afraid
* to scare, to frighten

##### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

##### Derived terms

* vervâren

##### Descendants

* Dutch: varen

### Further reading

* “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

## Middle English
### Verb

varen
* Alternative form of faren

## Middle Low German
### Etymology

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

### Verb

varen
* to journey, to travel

#### Descendants

* German Low German: fahren

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Alternative forms

* vara

### Noun

varen m or f
* definite masculine singular of vare

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Noun

varen m
* definite singular of van

### Anagrams

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

## Serbo-Croatian
### Participle

varen (Cyrillic spelling варен)
* masculine singular passive past participle of variti

## Slovene

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ʋàːrən/

### Adjective

várən (comparative várnejši, superlative nȁjvárnejši)
* safe (not in danger)

#### Derived terms

* nevárən
* várnost

### Further reading

* “varen”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2025

## Spanish
### Verb

varen
* inflection of varar:
** third-person plural present subjunctive
** third-person plural imperative

## Swedish
### Noun

varen
* definite singular of var c (“various species of flatfish”)
* definite plural of var n (“pus; pillowcase”)

### Verb

varen
* (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 förskräcktaFear not

### Anagrams

* Verna, arven, envar