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Old eye dialect spelling of wereOld eye dialect spelling of were.
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3 sensesOld eye dialect spelling of were.
c. 1815, Mary Woody, A true account of Nayomy Wise A larg concors ware standing round
(dialectal, obsolete)To be ware or mindful of something.
1450, Palladius on Husbondrieː Ware the horn and heels lest they fling a flap to thee.
c. 1450, Who Ðat Liste Lokeː Ware avoutrer untrue; Such love was never good ne may be true.
(obsolete)To protect or guard (especially oneself); to be on guard, be wary.
Ware thee.
- spend extravagantly
Examples
14 sentencesPeddle your wares elsewhere.
Peddle your wares somewhere else.
Quickly we had sold all wares.
Every salesman sings the praises of his wares.
deJeder Händler lobt seine Ware. — UliDolbarge
He sells his wares at the weekly market.
deEr bietet seine Waren auf dem Wochenmarkt feil. — Zaghawa
Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English waren (“to be ware, be on guard, be mindful, protect, guard”), from OlFrom Middle English waren (“to be ware, be on guard, be mindful, protect, guard”), from Old English warian, from Proto-West Germanic *warōn, from Proto-Germanic *warōną. Cognate with Saterland Frisian woarje (“to guard”).
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Forms
wares, waring, wared, waredSynonyms
3 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle