waer

See also: wär and wær

Middle Dutch

Etymology 1

From Old Dutch war, wara, from Proto-Germanic *hwar.

Adverb

wāer

1. (interrogative, relative) where, in which place
2. (interrogative, relative) to where
3. (interrogative, relative) from where, whither
4. (relative) wherever, anywhere that

Alternative forms

• war

Descendants

• Dutch: waar
  • Afrikaans: waar
  • Javindo: waar
  • Jersey Dutch: wääir
  • Negerhollands: waar, wa
  • Petjo: waar
  • Skepi Creole Dutch: war

Etymology 2

From Old Dutch wār, from Proto-Germanic *wēraz, from Proto-Indo-European *weh₁ros.

Adjective

wâer

1. true, real, authentic

Inflection

Adjective
		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Plural
Nominative	Indefinite	wâer	wâre	wâer	wâre
	Definite	wâre		wâre
Accusative	Indefinite	wâren	wâre	wâer	wâre
	Definite			wâre
Genitive		wâers	wârer	wâers	wârer
Dative		wâren	wârer	wâren	wâren

Descendants

• Dutch: waar
• Limburgish: waor

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

wâer

1. first/third-person singular past subjunctive of wēsen

Further reading

• “waer (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• “waer (III)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• “waer (IV)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “waer (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “waer (IV)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page IV