wære

See also: waere

Middle English

Verb

wære

(Early Middle English) Alternative form of were

Old English

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈwæː.re/

Verb

wǣre

inflection of bēon:
1. second-person singular past indicative
2. first/second/third-person singular past subjunctive
inflection of wesan:
1. second-person singular past indicative
2. first/second/third-person singular past subjunctive

Descendants

Middle English: were, weer, weere, wer, wære, ware
- English: were (dialectal war, ware)
- Scots: war, waar, ware, waur, wur, wir
- Yola: war, ware

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