Noah Webster's New International Dictionary of the English Language

1. (v. t. & i.) To wear. See 3d Wear.

2. (n.) A weir. See Weir.

3. (v. t.) To guard; to protect.

4. (n.) The imperfect indicative plural, and imperfect subjunctive singular and plural, of the verb be. See Be.

5. (n.) A man.

6. (n.) A fine for slaying a man; the money value set upon a man's life.