Definition, synonyms and related words
Alternative form of wer (“man; wergeld”)
The collective name for any kind of person that changes into another form under certain conditions, including the werewolf.
second-person singular simple past indicative of be
The word "were" comes from the Old English verb wǣre, which originally meant to be or exist. It traces its roots back through Middle English and Proto-Germanic to the Proto-Indo-European root *h₂wes-.