ware

adj

Etymology: From Middle English waren (“to be ware, be on guard, be mindful, protect, guard”), from Old English warian, from Proto-West Germanic *warōn, from Proto-Germanic *warōną. Cognate with Saterland Frisian woarje (“to guard”).

1. Wary; cautious.

   “He is ware inough; he is wilye, and circumſpect for ſtirring vp any ſedition.”

   “Of whom be thou ware also.”

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noun

Etymology: From Middle English ware, from Old Norse vár (“spring”), from Proto-Germanic *wazrą. Cognate with Icelandic vor (“spring”), Swedish vår (“spring”), Danish vår (“spring”), Scots ware, wair (“spring”).

1. Spring, springtime.

verb

1. simple past of wear