A man.

To guard; to protect.

To wear. See 3d Wear.

A weir. See Weir.

The imperfect indicative plural, and imperfect subjunctive singular and plural, of the verb be. See Be.

A fine for slaying a man; the money value set upon a man's life; weregild.

Plural form of the past tense of the verb be.

The pl. of WAS, used as pa. t. of BE.

Of to be.

Indicative plural and subjunctive singular and plural of Was, imperfect of BE, v.

The imperfect pl. of Be, and the first and third person sing, of the subjunctive mood.

Of the verb be.

Where were you when I came in? – Love of Brothers by Katharine Tynan

" We didn't go when we were little like you. – Brother and Sister by Josephine Lawrence

But you were too kind, you know. – Tales of the Five Towns by Arnold Bennett

If she were alone in the world! – The Nameless Castle by Maurus Jókai

She knew we were going there all the time. – 32 Caliber by Donald McGibeny

Do you mean to say you did not know who they were? – Red Men and White by Owen Wister

And what were they doing there? – The Belovéd Traitor by Frank L. Packard

Is that what you were going to say?" – Major Vigoureux by A. T. Quiller-Couch

Why did you not let me know where you were? – Parrot & Co. by Harold MacGrath

Well, you were all afraid. – The Awkward Age by Henry James

But if it were not, then what could it be? – Round the Red Lamp Being Facts and Fancies of Medical Life by Arthur Conan Doyle

They were all very sorry for her. – Hoodie by Mary Louisa Stewart Molesworth

We were just going to. – Captain Jim by Mary Grant Bruce

The rumours were true, then? – The Lion and the Mouse A Story of an American Life by Charles Klein

I'm glad you were not. – A Village of Vagabonds by F. Berkeley Smith

You said you were going to tell me something, Jack. – To Him That Hath A Novel Of The West Of Today by Ralph Connor

For him, they were no more and could be never again. – Concerning Sally by William John Hopkins

If he were in love with the lady? – The Prisoner of Zenda by Anthony Hope

If I were you, I would not say that. – Practical Exercises in English by Huber Gray Buehler

He might have said, Were you? – Hilda Lessways by Arnold Bennett