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Were vs Dere - What's the difference?

were | dere |

As nouns the difference between were and dere

is that were is (archaic) man (human male), as in while dere is door.

As a verb were

is .

As an adjective dere is

bitter.

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.
    • Related terms
    * were- * weregild * werewolf * world

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    dere

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) dere, from (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Hurt; harm; injury.
    • She did him dere .

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) deren, derien, from (etyl) .

    Verb

    (der)
  • To hurt; harm; injure; wound.
  • * c.1390 , Geoffrey Chaucer, ‘The Squire's Tale’, Canterbury Tales :
    • And of Achilles with his queynte spere, / For he koude with it bothe heele and dere .
  • * :
    • Thenne herd he a voyse say / Galahad I see there enuyronne aboute the so many angels that my power may not dere the /
  • To annoy, trouble, grieve.
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