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were

noun

Meaning

  1. A man, a husband
  2. A fine for slaying a man; weregild.
  3. The collective name for any kind of person that changes into another form under certain conditions, including the werewolf.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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