Wern

verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    plural simple past of be form-of, obsolete, past, plural

    "Her name was Agape whoſe children werne All three as one, the firſt hight Priamond, The ſecond Dyamond, the youngeſt Triamond."

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"Her name was Agape whoſe children werne All three as one, the firſt hight Priamond, The ſecond Dyamond, the youngeſt Triamond."

Etymology

From Middle English weren, equivalent to were + -en.

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