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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, and in the Old English construction werman, paired with the parallel wifman, denoting males and females respectively, which share structure with the current English woman. (Old English: were, Old Dutch: wer, Gothic: waír, Old Frisian: wer, Old Saxon: wer, Old High German: wer, Old Norse: verr).
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Was (verb)
inflection of be||1|s|simple|past|ind.
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Was (verb)
inflection of be||3|s|simple|past|ind.
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Was (verb)
inflection of be||2|s|simple|past|ind.
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Was (verb)
inflection of be||1|p|simple|past|ind
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Were (verb)
form of Second-person singular simple past tense indicative|be.
“John, you were the only person to see him.”
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Were (verb)
form of First-person plural simple past tense indicative|be.
“We were about to leave.”
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Were (verb)
form of Second-person plural simple past tense indicative|be.
“Mary and John, you were right.”
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Were (verb)
form of Third-person plural simple past tense indicative|be.
“They were a fine group.”
“They were to be the best of friends from that day on.”
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Were (verb)
form of Simple imperfect subjunctive in all persons|be.
“I wish that it were Sunday.”
“I wish that I were with you.”
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Were (verb)
was.
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Were (noun)
A fine for slaying a man; weregild.
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Were (noun)
The collective name for any kind of person that changes into another form under certain conditions, including the werewolf.