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.
Were (w&etilde;r; 277).
[AS. w&aemacr;re (thou) wast, w&aemacr;ron (we, you, they)
were, w&aemacr;re imp. subj. See Was.]
The imperfect indicative plural, and imperfect subjunctive singular and plural, of the verb
be. See Be.
Were , v. t. [AS. werian.]
To guard; to protect. [Obs.]
Chaucer.
Were , n. A weir. See
Weir. [Obs.]
Chaucer. Sir P. Sidney.
Were (?), v. t.
& i. To wear. See 3d Wear. [Obs.]
Chaucer.
Hear it pronounced