Obs. Forms: 3 war, 4–5 ware, 5 wore. [a. ON. *var (cf. vare serum) = MSW., Norw. var, OHG. warah:—OTeut. *warχo-z in the same sense. Cf. WARIBREED.] Pus, matter.
c. 1200. Ormin, 4782. I war & wirrsenn toc anan Ut off hiss lic to flowenn.
a. 1300. Cursor M., 11835. Ouer-al wrang vte worsum and ware.
13[?]. Metr. Hom. (Vernon MS.), in Archiv. Stud. neu. Spr., LVII. 298. Fel aunter þat his fot was sare And wox full of fulþe and ware.
c. 1440. Alphabet of Tales, 390. His feet wan rotyn vnderneth hym & ware come out of þaim.
a. 1450. North. Passion (MS. D), 1479. Þei [his hands] were waxen ful of wore Þat were not be forn sore [other texts rhyme sare: mare].
c. 1450. St. Cuthbert (Surtees), 3494. Ware oute ran, nede to be heeled.
