were

were
Etymology: Middle English were (suppletive singular past subjunctive & 2d singular past indicative of been to be), weren (suppletive past plural of been), from Old English wǣre (singular past subjunctive & 2d singular past indicative of wesan to be), wǣron (past plural indicative of wesan), wǣren (past plural subjunctive of wesan) — more at was past second singular, past plural or past subjunctive of be

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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  • Were — (w[ e]r; 277). [AS. w[=ae]re (thou) wast, w[=ae]ron (we, you, they) were, w[=ae]re imp. subj. See {Was}.] The imperfect indicative plural, and imperfect subjunctive singular and plural, of the verb be. See {Be}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Were — (w[=e]r), n. [AS. wer; akin to OS. & OHG. wer, Goth. wa[ i]r, L. vir, Skr. v[=i]ra. Cf. {Weregild}, and {Werewolf}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A man. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 2. A fine for slaying a man; the money value set upon a man s life; weregild. [Obs …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Were — Were, v. t. & i. To wear. See 3d {Wear}. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Were — Were, n. A weir. See {Weir}. [Obs.] Chaucer. Sir P. Sidney. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Were — Were, v. t. [AS. werian.] To guard; to protect. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • WERE — Infobox Radio Station name = WERE city = Cleveland Heights, Ohio area = Greater Cleveland branding = News/Talk 1490 WERE AM slogan = The People s Station airdate = June 4, 2007 1948 (as WSRS) affiliations = Syndication One USA Radio Network… …   Wikipedia

  • Were music — is an indigenous Yoruba music, which, like ajisari, is a way of using music to arouse the Islamic faithful to pray and feast during Ramadan festival in Yorubaland. Ajiwere or oniwere means one who performs were music. Unlike ajisari, were is… …   Wikipedia

  • Were (disambiguation) — Were is an archaic term for an adult male human.Were may also refer to:* Mugabe Were, Kenyan legislator * Were music , a style of Muslim religious music. * A prefix, added to a given animal s name, to describe a creature which either shapeshifts… …   Wikipedia

  • Were it not for — For For, prep. [AS. for, fore; akin to OS. for, fora, furi, D. voor, OHG. fora, G. vor, OHG. furi, G. f[ u]r, Icel. fyrir, Sw. f[ o]r, Dan. for, adv. f[ o]r, Goth. fa[ u]r, fa[ u]ra, L. pro, Gr. ?, Skr. pra . [root] 202. Cf. {Fore}, {First},… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Wish You Were Here (album) — Infobox Album Name = Wish You Were Here Type = studio Artist = Pink Floyd Released = 15 September 1975 Recorded = January–July 1975 at Abbey Road Studios in London, England Genre = Progressive rock Length = 44:28 Label = Harvest (UK original) EMI …   Wikipedia

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