Were (?), v. t. & i. To wear. See 3d Wear. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Were, v. t. [AS. werian.] To guard; to protect. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Were (wēr), n. [AS. wer; akin to OS. & OHG. wer, Goth. waír, L. vir, Skr. vīra. Cf. Weregild, and Werewolf.]
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1. A man. [Obs.]
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2. A fine for slaying a man; the money value set upon a man's life; weregild. [Obs.]
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Every man was valued at a certain sum, which was called his were. Bosworth.
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