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1.
wēren
v.(1)
126 quotations in 5 senses
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(a) To repel (sb. or sth.), keep away, ward off;
weren awei
; (b) to deny (sb.) entrance or access to (a place).
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wēren
v.(2)
158 quotations in 6 senses
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(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,…
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