Category:Were

Were, v. t. & i.

Defn: to wear. See 3d wear. [obs.] Chaucer.

Were Were, n.

Defn: a weir. See weir. [obs.] Chaucer. Sir p. Sidney.

Were Were, v. t. Etym: [as. werian.]

Defn: to guard; to protect. [obs.] Chaucer.

Were Were. Etym: [as. wre (thou) wast, w (we, you, they) were, w imp. Subj. See was.]

Defn: the imperfect indicative plural, and imperfect subjunctive Singular and plural, of the verb be. See be.

Were Were, n. Etym: [as. wer; akin to os. & ohg. wer, goth. waír, l. vir, Skr. vira. Cf. Weregild, and werewolf.]

1. A man. [obs.]

2. A fine for slaying a man; the money value set upon a man's life; Weregild. [obs.] Every man was valued at a certain sum, which was called his were. Bosworth.