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noun
- archaic for man (human male), see werewolf, weregild, world.
verb
- Second-person singular simple past tense indicative of be.
- :John, you the only person to see him.
- First-person plural simple past tense indicative of be.
- :We about to leave.
- Second-person plural simple past tense indicative of be.
- :Mary and John, you right.
- Third-person plural simple past tense indicative of be.
- :They a fine group.
- Simple past tense w:Subjunctive_mood, subjunctive in all persons of be.
- :I wish it Sunday.
- with "if" omitted, put first in an "if" clause:
- ::Were it simply that she wore a hat, I would not be upset at all. (= If it simply...)
- ::Were father a king, we would have war. (= If father a king,...)
Translations: - Dutch: was, zou zijn, ware
- Italian: eri, eravamo, eravate, erano
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