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Middle Dutch
Etymology 1
From Old Dutch war, wara, from Proto-Germanic *hwar.
Adverb
wāer
- (interrogative, relative) where, in which place
- (interrogative, relative) to where
- (interrogative, relative) from where, whither
- (relative) wherever, anywhere that
Alternative forms
Descendants
Etymology 2
From Old Dutch wār, from Proto-Germanic *wēraz, from Proto-Indo-European *weh₁ros.
Adjective
wâer
- true, real, authentic
Inflection
| Adjective
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Masculine
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Feminine
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Neuter
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Plural
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| Nominative
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Indefinite
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wâer
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wâre
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wâer
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wâre
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| Definite
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wâre
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wâre
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| Accusative
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Indefinite
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wâren
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wâre
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wâer
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wâre
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| Definite
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wâre
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| Genitive
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wâers
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wârer
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wâers
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wârer
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| Dative
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wâren
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wârer
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wâren
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wâren
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Descendants
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
wâer
- first/third-person singular past subjunctive of wēsen
Further reading
- “waer (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- “waer (III)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- “waer (IV)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “waer (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “waer (IV)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page IV