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be

Source: https://bosworthtoller.com/35422, https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/wesan#Old_English

Attested in Aelfric's Colloquy 2, Ælfric's Lives of Saints - Saint Eugenia ("wære"), Aelfric's Colloquy 4 ("eom"), Exeter Book Riddle 5 ("eom")

originates from: PGmc *wesan- "be" through pgmc-to-oe
(source: Kroonen 2013:582)
Inflected forms
wære "be.subj.pst.3sg" (oe-subj-past-3sg)
eom "be.pres.1sg" (oe-1sg)
synd "be.pres.3pl" (oe-3pl)

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