Were

Webster's Dictionary

(1): ( n.) A weir. See Weir.

(2): ( v. t.) To guard; to protect.

(3): The imperfect indicative plural, and imperfect subjunctive singular and plural, of the verb be. See Be.

(4): ( v. t. & i.) To wear. See 3d Wear.

(5): ( n.) A fine for slaying a man; the money value set upon a man's life; weregild.

(6): ( n.) A man.

King James Dictionary

Were, pron. er, which when prolonged, becomes ware. This is used as the imperfect tense plural of be we were, you were, they were and in some other tenses. It is the Danish verb vaerer, to be, to exist, and in origin has no connection with be, nor with was. It is united with be, to supply its want of tenses, as went is with go.

Were, n. A dam. See Wear.