active voice | |||||||
present indicative | present subjunctive | ||||||
1sg | ek em | 1pl | vér erum | 1sg | ek sé | 1pl | vér sém |
2sg | þú ert | 2pl | þér eruð | 2sg | þú sér | 2pl | þér séð |
3sg | hon er | 3pl | þau eru | 3sg | hon sé | 3pl | þau sé |
preterite indicative | preterite subjunctive | ||||||
1sg | ek var | 1pl | vér várum | 1sg | ek væra | 1pl | vér værim |
2sg | þú vart | 2pl | þér váruð | 2sg | þú værir | 2pl | þér værið |
3sg | hon var | 3pl | þau váru | 3sg | hon væri | 3pl | þau væri |
preterite infinitive | váru | ||||||
past participle | f. | verin | m. | verinn | n. | verit | |
imperative | 2sg | ver | 1pl | verum | 2pl | verið |
PG *wesaną, OE wesan V (cf. bēon) and the corresponding subset of ME bēn, MnE be. Earlier form vesa; present variants er, est, es, imperative ves, vesom, vesiþ, preterite vas, plural óru, vóru, participle vesinn. The present behaves mostly like a preterite, but in its preterite this verb strictly follows the fifth strong conjugation.
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