varest

Estonian

Noun

varest

1. partitive singular of vares

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• varast (varas, vares)

Verb

varest

1. present tense of varast

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish hvaris, from hvar (“where”) + either a genitival -s or an Old Swedish particle es (“which”). The final -t appears already in Old Swedish by analogy with words like eljest, genast, medelst.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɑːrɛst/

Adverb

varest

1. (relative, archaic) where (on the place which)
   • 1891, Selma Lagerlöf, translated by Pauline Bancroft Flach, Gösta Berlings saga:

     På sin fladdrande vinge flög en läderlapp oss förbi, flög och syntes igen där, varest månen sken.

     On its fluttering wing a bat flew by us, flew and was seen, wherever the moon shone.

See also

• därest

References

• varest in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• arvets, avrest, servat, svaret, svarte, varets