werian

Senses

1. to hinder, restrain; to dam up

2. to defend, protect

   Wulfhere sohte ic ond Wyrmhere; ful oft þær wig ne alæg,'þonne Hræda here heardum sweordum,'ymb Wistlawudu wergan sceoldon''ealdne ēþelstōl Ætlan leodum.

   "Widsith"

Conjugation

Senses

1. to use, put on, wear (clothes, ornaments, etc.)

   Be þām hringum man meahte witan hwæt Rōmāna duguþe ġefeallen wæs, for þon þe hit wæs þēaw mid him on þām dagum þæt nān ōðer ne mōste gyldenne hring werian būtan hē æðeles cynnes wǣre.

   You could tell by the rings how much of the Roman nobility had fallen, because the custom back then was that no one could wear a gold ring unless they were from a noble family.

   late 9th century, translation of Orosius' History Against the Pagans

Conjugation

Senses

1. to remain, continue, dwell

Conjugation