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Sene vs Were - What's the difference?

sene | were |

As nouns the difference between sene and were

is that sene is wiseman; sage while were is (archaic) man (human male), as in.

As an adjective sene

is wise; sage.

As a verb were is

.

sene

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) sene.

Alternative forms

*seene, senie

Noun

(-)
  • (obsolete) Senna.
  • *, II.37:
  • *:My selfe have found by experience, that radish rootes are windie, and senie -leaves breede loosenes in the belly.
  • Etymology 2

    (etyl) sene, in turn from English cent

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A unit of currency equivalent to a hundredth of a Samoan tala
  • Anagrams

    * ----

    were

    English

    Etymology 1

    (etyl) .

    Verb

    (head)
  • .
  • John, you were the only person to see him.
  • .
  • We were about to leave.
  • .
  • Mary and John, you were right.
  • .
  • They were a fine group.
    They were to be the best of friends from that day on.
  • .
  • I wish that it were Sunday.
    I wish that I were with you.
  • :* with "if" omitted, put first in an "if" clause:
  • :*: Were''' it simply that she wore a hat, I would not be upset at all.'' (= '''''If''' it '''were simply... )
  • :*: Were''' father a king, we would have war.'' (= '''''If''' father '''were a king,... )
  • * {{quote-news
  • , year=2011 , date=November 3 , author=David Ornstein , title=Macc Tel-Aviv 1 - 2 Stoke , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=Maccabi would have been out of contention were it not for Stoke's profligacy, but their fortune eventually ran out as the visitors opened the scoring.}}
  • (Northern England) was.
  • Synonyms
    * (second-person singular past indicative, archaic'') wast (''used with "thou" ) * (second-person singular imperfect subjunctive, archaic'') wert (''used with "thou" )

    See also

    * am * are * is * art * be * being * been * beest * was * wast * wert

    Etymology 2

    (etyl) wer, from (etyl) .

    Noun

    (wikipedia were) (en noun)
  • (archaic) man (human male), as in .
  • (obsolete) A fine for slaying a man; weregild.
  • * Bosworth
  • Every man was valued at a certain sum, which was called his were .
  • (fandom) The collective name for any kind of person that changes into another form under certain conditions, including the werewolf.
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