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wæs

be.pst.3sg

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Attested in Exeter Book Riddle 47, Exeter Book Riddle 51, Sellic Spell, Ætherlwold's Reforms

Lemma: bēon 'be'

Component of compounds

næs 'was not' in Ælfric's Lives of Saints - Saint Eugenia

bēon
V
To be, exist, become
Source: https://bosworthtoller.com/3713
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 (sȳ)
is 'be.pres.3sg' in Aelfric's Colloquy 1, Aelfric's Colloquy 3, Aelfric's Colloquy 4
eart 'be.pres.2sg' (oe-2sg) in Aelfric's Colloquy 1
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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