werr — obs. f. war, waur a., wear v.2 … Useful english dictionary
Joseph Werr — Joseph Johann Hubert Werr (* 23. Juli 1874 in Düren; † 22. März 1945 in Honnef) war Jurist und Mitglied des Deutschen Reichstags. Leben Werr besuchte die Vorschule des Gymnasiums zu Koblenz, die Gymnasien zu Koblenz und Düren und von 1893 bis… … Deutsch Wikipedia
wergild — /werr gild, wer /, n. 1. (in Anglo Saxon England and other Germanic countries) 2. money paid to the relatives of a murder victim in compensation for loss and to prevent a blood feud. 3. the amount of money fixed as compensation for the murder or… … Universalium
were — /werr/; unstressed /weuhr/; Brit. also /wair/, v. a 2nd pers. sing. pt. indic., pl. pt. indic., and pt. subj. of be. [bef. 1000; ME; OE waere past subj., waere past ind. 2nd pers. sing. and waeron past ind. pl. of wesan to be; c. D, G waren, Dan… … Universalium
Werner — /werr neuhr/; for 1 also Ger. /verdd neuhrdd/, n. 1. Alfred /al fred, frid/; Ger. /ahl frddayt/, 1866 1919, Swiss chemist: Nobel prize 1913. 2. a male given name. * * * (as used in expressions) Alexanderson Ernst Frederik Werner Arber Werner… … Universalium
Wernerian — /werr near ee euhn, ver /, adj. pertaining to or characteristic of the views or the classificatory system of Alfred Werner. [WERNER + IAN] * * * … Universalium
wernerite — /werr neuh ruyt /, n. Mineral. a variety of scapolite. [1805 15; named after A. G. Werner (1750 1817), German mineralogist; see ITE1] * * * … Universalium
Wöhler — /werr leuhr, verr /; Ger. /vue leuhrdd/, n. Friedrich /frddee drddikh/, 1800 82, German chemist. * * * … Universalium
wordage — /werr dij/, n. 1. words collectively. 2. quantity or amount of words: The wordage of the document exceeds a million. 3. verbiage; wordiness. 4. choice of words; wording: His wordage betrayed his lack of knowledge on the subject. [1820 30; WORD +… … Universalium
wording — /werr ding/, n. 1. the act or manner of expressing in words; phrasing. 2. the particular choice of words in which a thing is expressed: He liked the thought but not the wording. [1555 65; WORD + ING1] Syn. See diction. * * * … Universalium
