The Collaborative Dictionary

Wert \Wert\ (w[~e]rt), 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. [1913 Webster]

Wert \Wert\, n. A wart. [Obs.] --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]

see Wert

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɜː(r)t

Verb

wert

1. Second-person singular simple past tense subjunctive of be (used with the pronoun "thou").

   If thou wert mine, I would be in heaven!

   • 1611, The Bible, King James (Authorised) Version, (first & last usages),

     Job 8:6 "If thou wert pure and upright; surely now he would awake for thee, ..."

     Revelation 3:15 "I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot."

   • 1820, Percy Bysshe Shelley, To A Skylark, (first two lines of ode),

     "Hail to thee, blithe Spirit! Bird thou never wert, ..."

Synonyms

• (second-person singular, modern) were (used with "you")

References

• American Heritage 2000
• Dictionary.com

See also

• am
• are
• is
• art
• be
• being
• been
• beest
• was
• wast
• were

German

Etymology

From Middle High German wert, akin to Old Saxon werth.

Adjective

wert (+ genitive)

1. Worth (sth).

   Eigener Herd ist Goldes wert.

   Home sweet home

Kurdish

Noun

wert

1. descendence