Wert
[wә:t;]
Definition
(-) The second person singular, indicative and subjunctive moods, imperfect tense, of the verb be. It is formed from were, with the ending -t, after the analogy of wast. Now used only in solemn or poetic style.
(n.) A wart.
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Definition
the 2d pers. sing. of were used as the pa.t. subjunctive of be.
Editor: Olaf
Examples
- I was glad thou wert hanging over my back when the shots were coming from behind us. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- Wert thou to fly, what would ensue but the reversal of thy arms, the dishonour of thine ancestry, the degradation of thy rank? Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- Then thee knew thou wert coming to the bed. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- Until thou hadst horses thou wert with us. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- And thou wert his prisoner? Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- I saw thee that thou wert fair; I knew thee that thou wert mine. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Wert thou really ignorant of this? Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- If thou wert not a gypsy, I would shoot thee. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- Thou, England, wert the triumph of man! Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- And what wert thou now doing at Ashby with such a charge in thy custody? Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- Speak, De Bracy, said Fitzurse, almost in the same moment with his master, thou wert wont to be a man--Where is the Templar? Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- It is possible thou wert hurt there once and now there is a scar that makes a further hurting. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- And thou wert more man than Finito in your time. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- If thou wert yet alive, and yet cherished a desire of revenge against me, it would be better satiated in my life than in my destruction. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- Wert thou loaded with all the wealth of thy tribe, he said, what interest have I to injure thee? Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- Yet I would thou wert in better plight to do battle. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- If thou wert to guess truly, said the Palmer, it is what thou canst not supply, wert thou as wealthy as thou sayst thou art poor. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- Only one voice cried out: 'Th' stone were meant for thee; but thou wert sheltered behind a woman! Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
- But, hombre, thou wert a long way gone. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- But thou'st been a blessin' to thy father ever sin' thou wert born. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
- Come again into the heaven whence thou wert sent. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
Editor: Olaf