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wǣran

be.pst.3pl

Attested in Exeter Book Riddle 51
Lemma: bēon 'be' (oe-past-3pl)

bēon

V

To be, exist, become

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 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
wǣron 'be.pst.3pl' (oe-past-3pl) in Ætherlwold's Reforms
byþ 'be.pres.3sg' (oe-3sg) in Aelfric's Colloquy 4
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