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Were \Were\ (w[=e]r), n. [AS. wer; akin to OS. & OHG. wer, Goth. wa['i]r, L. vir, Skr. v[=i]ra. Cf. Weregild, and Werewolf.] 1. A man. [Obs.]
2. A fine for slaying a man; the money value set upon a man's life; weregild. [Obs.]
Every man was valued at a certain sum, which was called his were.
- --Bosworth.
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AS=Anglo-Saxon
L.=Latin
Skr.=Sanskrit
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