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1. Were
   Were transitive verb & i. To wear. See 3d Wear . [ Obsolete] Chaucer.
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2. Were
   Were noun A weir. See Weir . [ Obsolete] Chaucer. Sir P. Sidney.
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3. Were
   Were transitive verb [ Anglo-Saxon werian .] To guard; to protect. [ Obsolete] Chaucer.
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4. Were
   Were (wẽr; 277). [ Anglo-Saxon wǣre (thou) wast, wǣron (we, you, they) were, wǣre imperfect subjunctive See Was .] The imperfect indicative plural, and imperfect subjunctive singular and plural, of the verb be . See Be .
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5. Were
   Were (wēr) noun [ Anglo-Saxon wer ; akin to Old Saxon & Old High German wer , Goth. waír , Latin vir , Sanskrit vīra . Confer Weregild , and Werewolf .] 1. A man. [ Obsolete] ...
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6. Were
   • The imperfect indicative plural, and imperfect subjunctive singular and plural, of the verb be. See Be. • (n.) A fine for slaying a man; the money value set upon a man`s life; weregild. • (v. t.) To guard; to protect. • (n.) A man. • (n.) A weir. See Weir. • (v. t. & i.) To wear. See 3d Wear.Were: words in the def...
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7. Were
   The name of a fine among the Saxons imposed upon a murderer. The life of every man, not excepting that of the king himself, was estimated at a certain price, which was called the were, or vestimatio capitis. The amount varied according to the dignity of the person murdered. The price of wounds was a...
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8. WERE
   `WERE` (1490 AM) — branded `News/Talk 1490 WERE-AM` — is a commercial radio station licensed to Cleveland Heights, Ohio broadcasting a news/talk format. The station is owned by Radio One, and has studios at 2510 St. Clair Avenue, while the transmitter is along Euclid Avenue near East 1...
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9. Were
   `Were` and `wer` are archaic terms for adult male humans and were often used for alliteration with wife as "were and wife" in Germanic-speaking cultures (, , , , , , ). In folklore and fantasy fiction, were- is often used as a prefix applied to an animal name to indica...
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