wær
Middle English edit
Noun edit
wær
- Alternative form of werre
Old English edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-West Germanic *war. Cognate with Old Saxon war, Old High German war, Old Norse varr, Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐍂 (war).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
wær (comparative wærra, superlative wærest)
- cautious, on guard, watching out for something (+genitive)
Declension edit
Declension of wær — Strong
Declension of wær — Weak
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
From Proto-West Germanic *wār (“true”).
Cognates
Germanic cognates include Old High German wār, wāra (German wahr), Old Saxon wār (Low German war), Old Dutch wār (Dutch waar), Old Norse várar pl. The Indo-European root is also the source of Latin vērus, Old Irish fír (Irish fíor), Welsh cywir, Old Church Slavonic вѣра (věra), Russian ве́ра (véra).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
wǣr
- true, correct
- Iċ ġelȳfe þæt hit from Gode cōme, brōht from his bysene, þæs mē þes boda sæġde wǣrum wordum.
- I believe that it came from God, brought from His example, for this messenger told me in true words.
Usage notes edit
As a simplex, attested only once in Genesis B. Attested several times in composition, cf. Genesis A 67a, Juliana 351a, etc.
Declension edit
Declension of wǣr — Strong
Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
---|---|---|---|
Nominative | wǣr | wǣr | wǣr |
Accusative | wǣrne | wǣre | wǣr |
Genitive | wǣres | wǣrre | wǣres |
Dative | wǣrum | wǣrre | wǣrum |
Instrumental | wǣre | wǣrre | wǣre |
Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
Nominative | wǣre | wǣra, wǣre | wǣr |
Accusative | wǣre | wǣra, wǣre | wǣr |
Genitive | wǣrra | wǣrra | wǣrra |
Dative | wǣrum | wǣrum | wǣrum |
Instrumental | wǣrum | wǣrum | wǣrum |
Declension of wǣr — Weak
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit
Etymology 3 edit
From Proto-West Germanic *wāru, from Proto-Germanic *wērō (“truth”). Cognate with Old Saxon wār (“truth”), Old High German wāra (“truth”), Latin vērus (“true”).
Noun edit
wǣr f (nominative plural wǣra or wǣre)
Declension edit
Declension of wær (strong ō-stem)