Were (?), v. t. & i. To wear. See 3d
Wear. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Were, n. A weir. See Weir.
[Obs.] Chaucer. Sir P. Sidney.
Were, v. t. [AS. werian.] To
guard; to protect. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Were (wẽr; 277). [AS. wǣre (thou) wast,
wǣron (we, you, they) were, wǣre imp. subj.
See Was.] The imperfect indicative plural, and imperfect
subjunctive singular and plural, of the verb be. See
Be.
Were (wēr), n. [AS. wer; akin to
OS. & OHG. wer, Goth. waír, L. vir, Skr.
vīra. Cf. Weregild, and Werewolf.]
1. A man. [Obs.]
2. A fine for slaying a man; the money value set
upon a man's life; weregild. [Obs.]
Every man was valued at a certain sum, which was called his
were.
Bosworth.