wesan

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *wesan, from Proto-Germanic *wesaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wes-.

Verb

wesan

1. to be

Conjugation

Conjugation of wesan, sīn (irregular suppletive)

infinitive	wesan, sīn
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	bim, bin	was
2nd person singular	bis, bist	wāri
3rd person singular	is, ist	was
1st person plural	sīn	wāron
2nd person plural	sīt	wārot
3rd person plural	sint, sīn	wāron
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	sī	wāri
2nd person singular	sīs, sīst	wāris
3rd person singular	sī	wāri
1st person plural	sīn	wārin
2nd person plural	sīt	wārit
3rd person plural	sīn	wārin
imperative	present
singular	wis
plural	wisit
participle	present	past
	wesandi	giwesan

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: wēsen
  • Dutch: wezen
    • Afrikaans: wees
    • Jersey Dutch: wêze
    • Negerhollands: wees, wis
  • Limburgish: waeze

Further reading

• “wesan”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012