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were
English
Etymology 1
From Middle English were, weren, from Old English w?re, w?ron, w?ren, from Proto-Germanic *w?z-, from Proto-Indo-European *h?wes-. More at was.
Pronunciation
stressed
- (UK) enPR: wûr, IPA(key): /w??(?)/
- (UK, regional) enPR: wâr, IPA(key): /w??(?)/
- (US) enPR: wûr, IPA(key): /w?/
- Rhymes: -??(?)
- Homophone: whirr (in accents with the wine-whine merger)
unstressed
- (UK) enPR: w?r, IPA(key): /w?(?)/
- (US) enPR: w?r, IPA(key): /w?/
Verb
were
- second-person singular simple past indicative of be
- first/second/third-person plural simple past indicative of be
- first/second/third-person singular/plural simple present/past subjunctive of be
- I wish that it were Sunday.
- I wish that I were with you.
- with “if” omitted, put first in an “if” clause:
- Were it simply that she wore a hat, I would not be upset at all. (= If it were simply...)
- Were father a king, we would have war. (= If father were a king,...)
- with “if” omitted, put first in an “if” clause:
- (Northern England) first/third-person singular simple past indicative of be.
Synonyms
- (second-person singular past indicative, archaic) wast (used with “thou”)
- (second-person singular imperfect subjunctive, archaic) wert (used with “thou”)
See also
Etymology 2
From Middle English were, wer, see wer.
Noun
were (plural weres)
- Alternative form of wer (“man; wergeld”)
- 1799-1805, Sharon Trurner, History of the Anglo-Saxons
- Every man was valued at a certain sum, which was called his were.
- 1867, John Lingard, T. Young, Introduction to English History [...] arranged [...] by T. Young, page 19:
- If by that he failed to pay or give security for the were, or fine, at which murder was legally rated; he might be put to death by the relatives of the murdered man.
- 1908, Frederic Jesup Stimson, The Law of the Federal and State Constitutions of the United States, page 13:
- Written statutes busied themselves only with the amount of the were, or fine, or (for the first century after the Conquest) with the method of procedure.
- 1799-1805, Sharon Trurner, History of the Anglo-Saxons
Etymology 3
Back-formation from werewolf and other terms in were-, from the same source as English wer, were (“man”) (above).
Noun
were (plural weres)
- (fandom slang) The collective name for any kind of person that changes into another form under certain conditions, including the werewolf.
Anagrams
- Ewer, ewer, ewre, rewe, weer
Dutch
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -e?r?
Verb
were
- (archaic) singular present subjunctive of weren
Anagrams
- weer
Fijian
Noun
were
- garden
Verb
were (wereca)
- to garden, to weed (wereca specifically)
Irarutu
Etymology
From Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *wai?, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wahi?.
Noun
were
- water (clear liquid H?O)
Further reading
- Cornelis L. Voorhoeve, Languages of Irian Jaya Checklist (1975, Canberra: Pacific Linguistics)
Maku'a
Noun
were
- water
References
- Aone van Engelenhoven, The position of Makuva among the Austronesian languages of Southwest Maluku and East Timor, in Austronesian historical linguistics and culture history: a festschrift, Pacific linguistics 601 (2009)
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old English w?re (second-person singular indicative and subjunctive past of wesan).
Alternative forms
- weer, weere, wer, wære
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?w??r(?)/, /?w?r(?)/
Verb
were
- inflection of been:
- second-person singular indicative past
- singular subjunctive past
Descendants
- English: were (dialectal war, ware)
- Scots: war, waar, ware, waur, wur, wir
Etymology 2
From a conflation of Old English w?ron and Old English w?ren.
Verb
were
- Alternative form of weren
Etymology 3
From Old English werre, wyrre.
Noun
were
- Alternative form of werre
Mwani
Noun
were 5 (plural mawere)
- breast
Northern Kurdish
Verb
were
- second-person singular imperative of hatin
Onin
Etymology
From Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *wai?, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wahi?.
Noun
were
- water (clear liquid H?O)
Tocharian B
Noun
were ?
- smell, odor, scent, aroma
Toro
Noun
were
- day
References
- Roger Blench, The Toro language of Central Nigeria and its affinities (2012)
Uruangnirin
Etymology
From Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *wai?, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wahi?.
Noun
were
- water (clear liquid H?O)
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werk
English
Noun
werk (plural werks)
- Obsolete form of work.
Anagrams
- w**ker
Afrikaans
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /???rk/
Etymology 1
From Dutch werk, from Old Dutch *werk, from Proto-Germanic *werk?, from Proto-Indo-European *wér?om.
Noun
werk (plural werke, diminutive werkie)
- work
Derived terms
- werkboek
Etymology 2
From Dutch werken, from Middle Dutch werken, from Old Dutch wirken, wirkon (“to work, make”), from Proto-Germanic *wirkijan? (“to work, make”), from Proto-Indo-European *wer?-, *wre?- (“to work, act”).
Verb
werk (present werk, present participle werkende, past participle gewerk)
- work
Related terms
- werker
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??rk/
- Hyphenation: werk
- Rhymes: -?rk
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch werc, from Old Dutch *werk, from Proto-Germanic *werk?, from Proto-Indo-European *wér?om.
Noun
werk n (plural werken, diminutive werkje n)
- A task, job, chore.
- Het werk dat moest gebeuren, is voltooid. — The thing that must be done is finished.
- A profession, job, employment, line of work.
- Het werk van Hans is buschauffeur. — The profession of Hans is bus driver.
- A workplace
- Hans kwam vandaag te laat aan op het werk. — Today Hans arrived to the workplace too late.
- A product, creation; production, output, result of work.
- Het werk van Magritte zal op de veiling verkocht worden. — The work of Magritte will be sold by auction.
- (dialectal) tow, oakum
- Synonym: hede
Synonyms
- arbeid
Derived terms
- output, product(ion)
Related terms
- werken
Descendants
- Afrikaans: werk
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the main entry.
Verb
werk
- first-person singular present indicative of werken
- imperative of werken
Middle English
Alternative forms
- wirk, work
Etymology
From Old English weorc. See English work for more.
Noun
werk (plural werks)
- work
- sexual intercourse
- 1422, James Yonge (translator), Secretum Secretorum:
- 1422, James Yonge (translator), Secretum Secretorum:
References
- “werk, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Old Saxon
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *werk?, whence also Old High German werc, Old Norse verk.
Noun
werk n
- work
Declension
Scots
Noun
werk (plural werkis)
- Obsolete form of wirk (“work”).
References
- “wirk” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.
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