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Definition were

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.

Verb

were

1. second-person singular simple past indicative of be
2. first/second/third-person plural simple past indicative of be
3. first/second/third-person singular/plural simple past subjunctive of be
4. (Northern England) was.

Etymology 2

From Middle English were, wer, from Old English wer, from Proto-Germanic *weraz, from Proto-Indo-European *wiHrós (“man”). Cognate with Latin vir (“man”). The original meaning of “man” is now preserved only in compounds like were wolf (“man-wolf”) and were gild (“man gold (payment)”).

Noun

were (plural weres)

1. (obsolete) A man, a husband
2. (obsolete) A fine for slaying a man; weregild.
3. (fandom slang) The collective name for any kind of person that changes into another form under certain conditions, including the werewolf.

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