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wære

be.subj.pst.3sg

Attested in Ælfric's Lives of Saints - Saint Eugenia

Lemma: wesan 'be' (oe-subj-past-3sg)

wesan
V
be
Source: https://bosworthtoller.com/35422, https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/wesan#Old_English
Attested in Aelfric's Colloquy 2
originates from: PGmc *wesan- 'be' through pgmc-to-oe
(source: Kroonen 2013:582)
Inflected forms
eom 'be.pres.1sg' (oe-1sg) in Aelfric's Colloquy 4, Exeter Book Riddle 5
synd 'be.pres.3pl' (oe-3pl) in Aelfric's Colloquy 4
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