The phrase "wert fond of" is spelled using the English language's archaic second person singular past tense form of the verb "to be", "wert", and the adjective "fond". "Fond" is pronounced /fɒnd/, with the "o" being pronounced as "ah", and the "d" being pronounced as a voiced dental fricative. "Wert" is pronounced /wərt/, with a schwa sound for the first syllable and the "r" being pronounced as a tap or a flap. Together, the phrase means "you were fond of".