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

• war

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

• Dutch: waar
• Limburgish: waor

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