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WAR, WARR, WARE, WERE, _adj._ Worse, S.

_Ross._

Su. G. _waerre_, _werre_, A. S. _waerra_, Isl. _verre_, id.

_To_ ~War~, ~Waur~, _v. a._ To overcome, to outdo, S.

_Douglas._

WAR, _subst. v._ Were.

_Barbour._

Sw. Germ. _war_, id.

WAR, _adj._ Aware, wary.

V. ~Wer~.

WAR, _v. imp._ _War him_, befal him.

_Barbour._

Su. G. _war-a_, to be; Isl. _verda_, _vard_, fieri.

_To_ WAR, WARE, WAIR, WAYR, _v. a._

1. To lay out as expense, S.

_Dunbar._

2. To expend, to bestow, in whatever sense, S.

_Maitland P._

3. To waste, to squander.

_Wallace._

Isl. _ver-ia_, negotiari. Hence E. _ware_, _wares_, merchandise.

_To_ WARAND, _v. a._ To protect, S. and E. _warrant_.

_Wyntown._