GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

Found 5 definitions

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   Were , v. t. & i. To wear. See 3d Wear. [Obs.]
   Chaucer.
   
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   Were, n. A weir. See Weir. [Obs.]
   Chaucer. Sir P. Sidney.
   
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   Were, v. t. [AS. werian.] To guard; to protect. [Obs.]
   Chaucer.
   
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   Were . [AS. wǣre (thou) wast, wǣron (we, you, they) were, wǣre imp. subj. See Was.] The imperfect indicative plural, and imperfect subjunctive singular and plural, of the verb be. See Be.
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   Were , n. [AS. wer; akin to OS. & OHG. wer, Goth. waír, L. vir, Skr. vīra. Cf. Weregild, and Werewolf.]
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   A man. [Obs.]
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   A fine for slaying a man; the money value set upon a man's life; weregild. [Obs.]
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   Every man was valued at a certain sum, which was called his were.
   Bosworth.
   
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