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ADJ
ware, aware, having knowledge of something which is to be guarded against
Source:
Ringe 2014
:148,
https://bosworthtoller.com/34410
originates from: PWGmc
*war
"aware, alert" (
pre-oe-a-fronting
) through pwgmc-to-oe
(source:
Ringe 2014
:148)