were

Middle English

/ˈwɛːr(ə)/

verb form

Etymology

Inherited from Old English wǣre.

Origin

Old English

wǣre

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

Warwick English
fishweir English
lock-weir English
wasteweir English
weir English
weirlike English
were English
weren English
weren't English
werenae English
*weraz Proto-Germanic
*wēz- Proto-Germanic
Wæringwic Old English
wer Old English
werleas Old English
werlic Old English
werwulf Old English
wǣre Old English
Warwyk Middle English
weer Middle English
wer Middle English
*warjan gmw-pro
war Scots