(a) To dress habitually, be dressed; ppl. weringe, ?to be worn, for wearing; (b) to be clad or dressed in (an inner or outer garment, clothing, furs, skins, etc.), dress oneself in; wear (shoes, headgear, etc.); also in fig. context; (c) to be adorned with (jewelry, ornaments, etc.), wear, display; (d) to be naturally provided with (flesh or hair) as a covering; ~ flesh, be mortal; ~ open her, go bareheaded; (e) of a table: to be outfitted with (napery), be set with; (f) with adv.: ~ on (abouten, upon), to wear (sth.) on oneself; (g) ppl. werede, ?imbued, endowed [may belong to weren v.(1)].

(a) To be clad in (a garment or color indicative of one’s character, way of life, social status, religious profession, etc.); ~ a cokewold hod, be a deceived husband; ~ linen cloth, indulge oneself by wearing fine clothing [see also linen adj. (b)]; (b) to be adorned with (a royal crown, a diadem, etc. indicative of one’s power or position);—also without obj. [1st quot.]; (c) to wear or be compelled to wear (a crown of thorns) for purposes of humiliation or as a form of penance or devotion;—freq. in oaths or asseverations; (d) to be dressed in (penitential garb), wear (harsh or uncomfortable clothing) as a spiritual exercise or an act of devotion; ~ here (hard), wear a hairshirt or a rough coarse garment [see also her(e n.(2) 2.(b)]; ~ lif…hard enough, live an ascetic life; ~ thinges bitter and sharp, endure unpleasant tastes or sensations stoically; (e) ~ wolfes fel, to disguise one’s true nature, misrepresent oneself.

(a) To bear (arms, armor, battle gear, etc.); carry (a weapon, yoke); also, wear (a coat of mail); ~ armes (helm, stele), be a knight, engage in warfare; (b) to display (a love token) as part of one’s battle dress.

To make use of (sth.), employ [sometimes difficult to distinguish from weren v.(1) 4.(b)].

(a) To waste away, decline, grow feeble with age, deteriorate with use, exposure, etc., wear out; also fig.; ~ oute; ~ ayenes, be destructive to (sth.); (b) to disappear gradually, fade away; ~ awei; (c) to become exhausted, tire [last quot. could also be construed as werien v. 1.(a)]; ppl. weringe as adj.: weary, heavy; (d) ~ oute, to pass away, come to an end.

(a) To bring about the decay or diminution of (sth.), wear down, wear away; also in fig. context; (b) to make (an object) decrepit through use, wear out; also, render (cloth) flexible through use; age (a dye or color); ppl. werede, well-worn, well-used; also, made flexible through use; (c) to exhaust (sb., the body, a fish), tire out, cause to become feeble [occas. difficult to distinguish from werien v. 2.(a)]; ~ oute; ben werede oute, of the world: be at or approaching the end of its natural span of years; (d) to exhaust (a supply, store, or quantity of sth.), use up; also, expend (sth. on sb.); ~ oute; (e) to make (sth.) obsolete or unfamiliar; ~ oute; (f) to cause (sth.) to pass or pass away; also, bring (sth.) to an end; ben werede oute, have expired or reached an end, be over, become void; (g) werede of long experience, endowed with the wisdom of age, wise through experience.