Dictionary entry

Ware (5)

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Ware, a. [OE. war, AS. wær. √142. See Wary.] A ware; taking notice; hence, wary; cautious; on one's guard. See Beware.

She was ware and knew it bet than he. Chaucer.

Of whom be thou ware also. 2. Tim. iv. 15.

He is ware enough; he is wily and circumspect for stirring up any sedition. Latimer.

The only good that grows of passed fear

Is to be wise, and ware of like again. Spenser.