wære

== Middle English == === Verb === wære (Early Middle English) alternative form of were == Middle High German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (before 13th CE) /ˈwæːrə/ === Verb === wære second-person singular past indicative of sīn / wësen first/third-person singular past subjunctive of sīn / wësen == Old English == === Alternative forms === uēre, uœ̄re, wœ̄re, uēri — Northumbrian === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *wāʀīn, from Proto-Germanic *wēzīn. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈwæː.re/ === Verb === wǣre inflection of bēon: second-person singular past indicative first/second/third-person singular past subjunctive inflection of wesan: second-person singular past indicative first/second/third-person singular past subjunctive ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: were, weer, weere, wer, wære, wareEnglish: were (dialectal war, ware)Scots: war, waar, ware, waur, wur, wirYola: war, ware === Noun === wǣre inflection of wǣr: nominative plural accusative singular/plural genitive/dative singular