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To be, exist, become

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Attested in Aelfric's Colloquy 1, Aelfric's Colloquy 2, Aelfric's Colloquy 4
Inflected forms
sindon "be.pres.pl" in Aelfric's Colloquy 1
sie "be.subj.3sg" (oe-subj-3sg) in Aelfric's Colloquy 1, Bede's Death Song ()
is "be.pres.3sg" in Aelfric's Colloquy 1, Aelfric's Colloquy 2 (nis), Ælfric's Lives of Saints - Saint Eugenia, Aelfric's Colloquy 3, Aelfric's Colloquy 4
eart "be.pres.2sg" (oe-2sg) in Aelfric's Colloquy 1
wæs "be.pst.3sg" in Exeter Book Riddle 47, Exeter Book Riddle 51, Sellic Spell, Ætherlwold's Reforms, Ælfric's Lives of Saints - Saint Eugenia
wǣron "be.pst.3pl" (oe-past-3pl) in Ætherlwold's Reforms
wǣran "be.pst.3pl" (oe-past-3pl) in Exeter Book Riddle 51
byþ "be.pres.3sg" (oe-3sg) in Aelfric's Colloquy 4
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