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wert

verb, past tense of be, with thou (second person singular)

«wert» in the English dictionary: Early Modern English — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Early Modern English

Meaning

You were; a form of "be" used with "thou". tree →

Then and now

No longer used; today we say "you were".

Examples

Rest there in peace, till thou art a wiser man than thou wert.’ (Grimms' Fairy Tales) tree →
Go on, go on--thou wert on the balcony, and went through the doorway, and then--” (Andersen's Fairy Tales) tree →
"Mine! mine!" sounded around him, and within him; "I kissed thee when thou wert a little child. (Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen) tree →

Note

Today: were (with you).

On Mova

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