Meaning of were

Were

Common

verb

•

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

•

In Northern England English:

first/third-person

singular

simple past

indicative

of be.

noun

•

Alternative

form of

wer

(“man;

wergeld

”)

•

The

any

person that

into another form under certain

conditions

, including the

werewolf

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Similar

Rhymes

Lineage

were

English

wer

Old English (ca. 450-1100)

wære

Old English (ca. 450-1100)

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