waer

See also: wär and wær

Middle Dutch

Etymology 1

From Old Dutch war, wara, from Proto-Germanic *hwar.

Adverb

wāer

  1. (interrogative, relative) where, in which place
  2. (interrogative, relative) to where
  3. (interrogative, relative) from where, whither
  4. (relative) wherever, anywhere that
Alternative forms
Descendants
  • Dutch: waar
    • Afrikaans: waar
    • Javindo: waar
    • Jersey Dutch: wääir
    • Negerhollands: waar, wa
    • Petjo: waar
    • Skepi Creole Dutch: war

Etymology 2

From Old Dutch wār, from Proto-Germanic *wēraz, from Proto-Indo-European *weh₁ros.

Adjective

wâer

  1. true, real, authentic
Inflection

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

wâer

  1. first/third-person singular past subjunctive of wēsen

Further reading
  • “waer (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • “waer (III)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • “waer (IV)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “waer (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I
  • Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “waer (IV)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page IV
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