Old Auregan[]
Etymology[]
From Proto-Germanic *wesanan.
Verb[]
wesan (Irregular, see also sīn)
- to be, to exist, to become
Conjugation[]
'Conjugation of wesan' | ||
indicative | present | preterite |
---|---|---|
1st person singular | bîom | was |
2nd person singular | bist | wâri |
3rd person singular | is | was |
plural | sind(on) | wâron |
subjunctive | present | past |
1st person singular | sî | wâri |
2nd person singular | sîst | wârist |
3rd person singular | sî | wâri |
plural | sîn | wârin |
imperative | present | — |
singular | wes | |
plural | wesað | |
participle | present | past |
wesendi | geweson |
Descendants[]
- Old Oxman wesen, ben, bien, sain, sy'n (from Old Auregan sīn)
- Modern Oxman wese (all forms, standard infinitive form), dialectal infinitive forms ben, sain (archaic), bie (from the first person ic bie, archaic, essentially found in western dialects) and sy'n or sy (found in northern dialects).
- Northern Middle Auregan wesen, benne, bi(e)n, sien, sein, sighen (from Old Auregan sīn)
- Westlondish wêze (common), ben, bî (central)
- Oastlondish wieze
- Middle Auregan wesan, sîn (from Old Auregan sīn)
- Wexish wézen, zei'n, zîn, zijen, zighen (west)
- Auregan wesan, sain
- Galdwey Auregan wesan, sain
- Southern Auregan wesa, sei
Middle Auregan[]
Etymology[]
From Old Auregan wesan, from Proto-Germanic *wesanan.
Verb[]
wesan (Irregular, see also sîn)
- to be, to exist, to become
Conjugation[]
Conjugation of wesan | ||
indicative | present | preterite |
---|---|---|
1st person singular | bium | was |
2nd person singular | bist | wârest |
3rd person singular | is | was |
plural | sîþ | wârun |
subjunctive | present | past |
1st person singular | sî | wâri |
2nd person singular | sîst | wârist |
3rd person singular | sî | wâri |
plural | sîn | wârin |
imperative | present | — |
singular | wes | |
plural | wesaþ | |
participle | present | past |
wesondi | ġewesun |
Descendants[]
- Wexish wézen, zei'n, zîn, zijen, zighen (west)
- Auregan wesan, sain
- Galdwey Auregan wesan, sain
- Southern Auregan wesa, sei
Auregan[]
Etymology[]
From Middle Auregan wesan, Old Auregan wesan, from Proto-Germanic *wesanan.
Verb[]
wesan (Irregular, see also sain)
- to be, to exist, to become
Conjugation[]
Conjugation of wesan | ||
indicative | present | preterite |
---|---|---|
1st person singular | bium | was |
2nd person singular | bist | wârst |
3rd person singular | is | was |
plural | sîþ | wârun |
subjunctive | present | past |
1st person singular | sîe | wâre |
2nd person singular | sîest | wârest |
3rd person singular | sîe | wâre |
plural | sîen | wâren |
imperative | present | — |
singular | wes | |
plural | wesaþ | |
participle | present | past |
wesende | ġewesen |
Dialectal forms[]
- Galdwey Auregan wesan, sain
- Southern Auregan wesa, sei