wæren

See also: wären

Middle High German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (before 13^th CE) /ˈwæːrən/

Verb

wæren

1. first/third-person plural past subjunctive of sīn / wësen

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwæː.ren/

Verb

wǣren

1. preterite subjunctive plural of bēon
2. preterite subjunctive plural of wesan

Descendants

• Middle English: weren, were (conflated with wǣron)
  • English: were (obsolete wern, weren)
  • Scots: wir, wur