waer
See also: wär and wær
Middle Dutch
Etymology 1
From Old Dutch war, wara, from Proto-Germanic *hwar.
Adverb
wāer
- (interrogative, relative) where, in which place
- (interrogative, relative) to where
- (interrogative, relative) from where, whither
- (relative) wherever, anywhere that
Alternative forms
- war
Descendants
- Dutch: waar
- Afrikaans: waar
- Javindo: waar
- Jersey Dutch: wääir
- Negerhollands: waar, wa
- Petjo: waar
- Skepi Creole Dutch: war
Etymology 2
From Old Dutch wār, from Proto-Germanic *wēraz, from Proto-Indo-European *weh₁ros.
Adjective
wâer
- true, real, authentic
Inflection
This adjective needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
- Dutch: waar
- Limburgish: waor
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
wâer
- first/third-person singular past subjunctive of wēsen
Further reading
- “waer (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- “waer (III)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- “waer (IV)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “waer (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “waer (IV)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page IV