(used at the beginnings of fairytales) once upon a time

things were better in the past

second-person plural preterite of sein

(chiefly colloquial) singular imperative of warten / (colloquial) first-person singular present of warten

Archaic form of wurde, the first/third-person singular preterite of werden

inflection of warm:
/ inflection of warm:
/ inflection of warm:

goods, merchandise, ware

Varena, Trentino, Italy

(archaic outside compounds) keeper, guard, one responsible for the upkeep and/or protection of something

(dated slang, derogatory) gay man