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Wared vs Waired - What's the difference?

wared | waired |

As verbs the difference between wared and waired

is that wared is (ware) while waired is (wair).

wared

English

Verb

(head)
  • (ware)
  • Anagrams

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    ware

    English

    Etymology 1

    (etyl) .

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (poetic) aware
  • Usage notes
    Replaced by intensified form aware.
    Derived terms
    * beware

    Noun

    (-)
  • (obsolete) The state of being aware; heed.
  • (Wyclif)

    Etymology 2

    (etyl) (m), from (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (uncountable, usually, in combination) Goods or a type of goods offered for sale or use.
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  • (in the plural) See wares .
  • (uncountable) Pottery or metal goods.
  • damascene ware''', ''tole ' ware
  • (countable, archaeology) A style or genre of artifact.
  • (Ireland) Crockery
  • Derived terms
    * (Corded Ware culture) * -ware

    Etymology 3

    From (etyl) warian

    Verb

    (war)
  • (obsolete, or, dialectal) To beware of something.
  • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (obsolete) wary; cautious
  • * Bible, 2 Tim. iv. 15
  • Of whom be thou ware also.
  • * Latimer
  • He is ware enough; he is wily and circumspect for stirring up any sedition.
    Derived terms
    * wary

    Etymology 4

    From (etyl) .

    Noun

  • (obsolete, UK, dialect) seaweed
  • Derived terms
    * ware goose

    Etymology 5

    Verb

    (war)
  • (nautical) To wear, or veer.
  • References

    (Webster 1913)

    waired

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (wair)

  • wair

    English

    Etymology 1

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A plank 6 feet long and 1 foot across.
  • Etymology 2

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (Scotland, obsolete) To spend.
  • * 1826 , Mungo Ponton Brown, Supplement to the Dictionary of the Decisions of the Court of Session , Volume 3, Edinburgh, page 569,
  • .
  • * 1831 [1566], , page 94,
  • We shall maintain them, nourish them, and defend them, the whole congregation of Christ, and every member thereof, at our whole powers and wairing [spending] of our lives, against Satan, and all wicked power that does intend tyranny or trouble against the foresaid congregation.
  • * 1841 , William Alexander, An Abridgement of the Acts of the Parliaments of Scotland , 1424—1707, page 243,
  • Reserving alwayes to the Sheriff or other Magistrates, and taker of the Thief, the expences waired out by them in taking and putting the Thief to execution.

    Etymology 3

    Verb

    (head)
  • (were)
  • * 1897 , , 2007, page 18,
  • We didn't al'ays stay here, but wair' on the wing here and thar where game was most plentiful, and often in company with the Mingoes, who ' wair our sworn fri'nds an' allies.

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