wære

See also: waere

Middle English

Verb

wære

1. (Early Middle English) alternative form of were

Middle High German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (before 13^th CE) /ˈwæːrə/

Verb

wære

1. second-person singular past indicative of sīn / wësen
2. first/third-person singular past subjunctive of sīn / wësen

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *wāʀīn, from Proto-Germanic *wēzīn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwæː.re/

Verb

wǣre

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