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A fine for slaying a man; the money value set upon a man's life; weregild. "Every man was valued at a certain sum, which was called his were ." -
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A man. -
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A weir. See Weir. -
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wẽr The imperfect indicative plural, and imperfect subjunctive singular and plural, of the verb be. See Be. -
Were
To guard; to protect. -
Were
To wear. See 3d Wear.
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An obsolete form of wear 1, wear, weir, war, vair. -
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See wer. -
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Indicative plural and subjunctive singular and plural of was. See was.
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wer the pl. of was, used as pa.t. of be.
If wishes were horses, beggars would ride - This means that wishing for something or wanting it is not the same as getting or having it.
Were you born in a barn? - If someone asks you this, it means that you forgot to close the door when you came in.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary AS. wer,; akin to OS. & OHG. wer, Goth. waír, L. vir, Skr. vīra,. Cf. Weregild, and Werewolf
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary A.S. wǽre; Ger. war, Ice. vera, to be. Cf. Was.
Members of the President's Council on Bioethics were told by the White House last week that their services were no longer needed and were asked to cancel a planned meeting, a council staff member said Wednesday. nytimes.com
Parents from the Chicago suburbs were arrested in Kansas after two of their children were found tied up in their vehicle. abclocal.go.com
Two of the mailboxes were located on North Hall Road and the other three were on Airport Road. theantlersamerican.com
When Judy and Larry Plegge were ready to downsize from their single-family home of 32 years, they were clear on what they didn't want. sbtradio.com
(AP) _ Two Nebraska residents were killed when the vehicle they were in collided with a freight train in north-central Kansas. ibw.com
The Cayman Islands were colonized from Jamaica by the British during the 18th and 19th centuries, and were administered by Jamaica after 1863. cbsnews.com
At least 10 people were killed and scores were missing, while at least a dozen more deaths were reported in neighboring Panama. nytimes.com
They were noble, and they were also cranky, dirty and solitary. thejewishweek.com
"We knew what type of team they were and what they were going to do," said point guard Juwan Staten. vgazette.com
The first Curtiss Hawks for the US Navy were nine F6C-1s, direct equivalents of the Army P-1s, and were delivered late in 1925. generalaviationnews.com
My brother and I were young, but we were also big baseball fans, so we knew getting Feller 's autograph was a big deal. espn.go.com
Where were their creative juices when they were on the picket lines — on strike as well. norwalkreflector.com
Four people were transported to a hospital with critical burns and two were missing. abclocal.go.com
The couple from Weeki Wachee, Florida were arrested Sunday and both (yes, both) were charged with domestic battery. 965kvki.com
The vehicles were roughly 100 feet apart from each other and were heavily damaged by fire. independentmail.com
Systems of equations with many different color terms were fit, since not all science ob jects were detected in every co-added image.
QSOs and Absorption Line Systems Surrounding the Hubble Deep Field
Science ob jects were matched on all co-added frames in which they were detected.
QSOs and Absorption Line Systems Surrounding the Hubble Deep Field
All the regions were assumed to be in the plane of M33’s disk and were deprojected to estimate the actual radial distance.
Determination of the Distance to M33 Based on the Tip of the Red Giant Branch and the Red Clump
The data from the electronic detectors were analysed and the events possibly originating from the emulsion stacks were identified.
MC generators in CHORUS
The dynamical equations were solved in some cases, in other cases approximations were necessary.
Dynamics of heuristic optimization algorithms on random graphs
These forts were the sign of power, as they were a source of patronage. "The Rise of Canada, from Barbarism to Wealth and Civilisation" by
Chairs were used only in kings' palaces, and carriages were but just introduced, and were clumsy and awkward. "A Modern History, From the Time of Luther to the Fall of Napoleon" by
The men were generally tattooed, but the women and children, who were not so, were thought to be as fair as many Europeans. "Captain Cook" by
In truth the mess were not sorry to get rid of them, for to more than one sense they were somewhat unpleasant companions. "The Three Midshipmen" by
In July they were saluted with a most fragrant gale from the land they were seeking. "Sir Walter Ralegh" by
Few were the French ships which put out to sea during the year, and they were all taken. "The Political History of England - Vol. X." by
They were pale and they were silent. "The Goose Man" by
The eyes were dark and piercing, the features were almost classical. "The Day of Judgment" by
Egyptian drivers were employed, though the men serving the guns were all British artillerymen. "Khartoum Campaign, 1898" by
Francois and Basil were about to renew the pursuit, but were prevented by Norman, who counselled them to remain where they were. "Popular Adventure Tales" by
Lay gasping on the green;
And mony were the fair ladyes
Lay lemanless at hame.
And all I knew were out, My Lord, you
Were Lack-land Cino, e'en as I am,
O Sinistro.
Ere seas or stars were made;
Thou art the ever-living God,
Were all the nations dead.
I think, dear friend, I were,
And richer were I than to lose
My love in losing her.
I played but with the spear and sword:
Alike the teaching we received,
Alike were glad, alike were grieved,
Alike were we by Scatha's grace
Deemed worthy of the highest place.
And round us were the barren lands, but little did we fear;
Of all God's happy, happy folks the happiest were we. . . .
(Oh, call her, poor old fiddle mine, and maybe she will hear!)