OriginFrom Old Swedish værma, from Old Norse verma, from Proto-Germanic *warmijaną.
- archaic, common-genderheat, warmth (the same as värme)
“med blid och livlig värma” — with mild and lively warmth (from a Swedish summer hymn)
- sometimesto heat, to warm (make warmer)
“värma maten i mikron” — heat the food in the microwave
“Solen värmer oss” — The sun warms us
“Har ni haft tid att värma upp?” — Have you had time to get warmed up [to warm up]?
- figurativelyto make happy
“Tack för komplimangen! Det värmer.” — Thanks for the compliment! It makes me happy [It warms].
Formsvärmer(present) · värmde(preterite) · värmt(supine) · värm(imperative) · värma(active, infinitive) · värmas(infinitive, passive) · värmt(active, supine) · värmts(passive, supine) · värm(active, imperative) · -(imperative, passive) · värmen(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form) · -(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive) · värmer(active, indicative, present) · värmde(active, indicative, past) · värms(indicative, passive, present) · värmes(indicative, passive, present) · värmdes(indicative, passive, past) · värma(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form, present) · värmde(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form, past) · värmas(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive, present)
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