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(), v. t. & i.To wear. See 3d Wear. [Obs.] Chaucer. Were n.A weir. See Weir. [Obs.] Chaucer. Sir P. Sidney. Were v. t.[AS. werian.] To guard; to protect. [Obs.] Chaucer. Were (wr; 277). [AS. wre (thou) wast, wron (we, you, they) were, wre imp. subj. See Was.] The imperfect indicative plural, and imperfect subjunctive singular and plural, of the verb be. See Be. Were (wr), n.[AS. wer; akin to OS. & OHG. wer, Goth. war, L. vir, Skr. vra. 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. スポンサード リンク
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