simple past plural of there be

If a certain condition were not met; used to indicate that a particular person, event, etc. prevented a certain outcome.

Alternative form of wer (“man; wergeld”)

Alternative form of if it were not for

lycanthrope, used with animal names to indicate a person who changes shape into that animal.

second-person singular simple past indicative of be / first/second/third-person plural simple past indicative of be / first/second/third-person singular/plural simple present/past subjunctive of be

(fandom slang) The collective name for any kind of person that changes into another form under certain conditions, including the werewolf.

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see as, it, were. / Used to indicate that a word or statement is perhaps not exact though practically right; as if it were so.

plural of were

plural of were-elf