were

1. v. t. & i. To wear. See 3d Wear. Source: opted

2. n. A weir. See Weir. Source: opted

3. v. t. To guard; to protect. Source: opted

4. The imperfect indicative plural, and imperfect subjunctive singular and plural, of the verb be. See Be. Source: opted

5. n. A man. Source: opted

6. n. A fine for slaying a man; the money value set upon a man's life; weregild. Source: opted

7. To wear. See 3d Wear. [Obs.] Chaucer. A weir. See Weir. [Obs.] Chaucer. Sir P. Sidney. To guard; to protect. [Obs.] Chaucer. The imperfect indicative plural, and imperfect subjunctive singular and plural, of the verb be. See Be. 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. Source: webster

8. To wear. See 3d Wear. [Obs.] Chaucer. Source: adambom

9. v have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun) v be identical to; be someone or something v occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere v have an existence, be extant v happen, occur, take place; this was during the visit to my parents' house" v be identical or equivalent to v form or compose v work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function v represent, as of a character on stage v spend or use time v have life, be alive v to remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted -- used only in infinitive form v be priced at Source: ecdict

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