wær

See also: waer and wär

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Old EnglishEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From Proto-Germanic *waraz. Cognate with Old High German giwar (compare ġewær).

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /wær/

AdjectiveEdit

wær

1. aware, cautious

Derived termsEdit

• ġewær

Etymology 2Edit

From Proto-Germanic *wēraz (“true”), from Proto-Indo-European *wēr-. Germanic cognates include Old High German wār, wāra (German wahr), Old Saxon wār (Low German war), Old Dutch wār (Dutch waar), Old Norse várar (plural). The Indo-European root is also the source of Latin vērus, Old Irish fír (Irish fíor), Welsh cywir, Old Church Slavonic вѣра (věra) (Russian вера (vera)).

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /wæːr/

AdjectiveEdit

wǣr

1. true, correct (only attested once)

   Iċ ġelȳfe þæt hit from Gode cōme, brōht from his bysene, þæs mē þēs boda sæġde wǣrum wordum
   

   I believe that it came from God, brought from His example, for this messenger told me in true words

Derived termsEdit

• wǣrlīċe

NounEdit

wǣr f (nominative plural wǣra or wǣre)

1. truth, faith
2. fidelity, friendship
3. agreement, promise