Beware = be + ware, but most people don’t use be- as a prefix anymore (“I’m goin...

		noworriesnate 11 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Linguists find proof of sweeping language pattern ... Beware = be + ware, but most people don’t use be- as a prefix anymore (“I’m going to bequiz my students this morning”) and they don’t use ware to mean pay attention anymore. The word “sight” Is still in common usage though.

No, but there is still common use of the related form “wary”.