wære
See also: waere and ƿære
Middle English
Verb
wære
- (Early Middle English) Alternative form of were
Old English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈwæːre/
Verb
wǣre
- inflection of bēon:
- second-person preterite
- subjunctive preterite singular
- inflection of wesan:
- second-person preterite
- subjunctive preterite singular
Descendants
- Middle English: wære, weere, weer, wer, were
- English: were