"wern" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: werns [present, singular, third-person], werning [participle, present], werned [participle, past], werned [past]
Etymology: See warn. Etymology templates: {{m|en|warn}} warn Head templates: {{en-verb}} wern (third-person singular simple present werns, present participle werning, simple past and past participle werned)
  1. (obsolete, transitive) To refuse. Tags: obsolete, transitive
    Sense id: en-wern-en-verb-mjwfVFq0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb [English]

Etymology: From Middle English weren, equivalent to were + -en. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|weren}} Middle English weren, {{suffix|en|were|en|id2=plural present}} were + -en Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} wern
  1. (obsolete) plural simple past of be Tags: form-of, obsolete, past, plural Form of: be
    Sense id: en-wern-en-verb-PcZRbL8U Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -en (plural present) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 95 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -en (plural present): 8 92
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb [Middle English]

Head templates: {{head|enm|verb form}} wern
  1. Alternative form of weren Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: weren
    Sense id: en-wern-enm-verb-39syCyd8 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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