ætwesan

Old English

Alternative forms

• ætweosan

Etymology

From æt- +‎ wesan. From Proto-Germanic *wesaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wes-. The simple present forms originate from Proto-Indo-European *h₁es- (“to be”), which had no infinitive or past tense in Proto-Germanic, but had already formed a single paradigm with *wesaną supplying the infinitive and past tense.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ætˈwe.sɑn/, [ætˈwe.zɑn]

Verb

ætwesan

1. to be present

Usage notes

See the usage notes for wesan.

Conjugation

Conjugation of ætwesan (irregular)

infinitive	ætwesan	ætwesenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	æteom	ætwæs
second person singular	æteart	ætwǣre
third person singular	ætis	ætwæs
plural	ætsind, ætsindon	ætwǣron
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	ætsīe	ætwǣre
plural	ætsīen	ætwǣren
imperative
singular	ætwes
plural	ætwesaþ
participle	present	past
	ætwesende	—

Synonyms

• ætbēon