Wiktionary

ᚹᚨᛊ

Proto-Norse edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Germanic *was, the first and third person singular past indicative of *wesaną.

Verb edit

ᚹᚨᛊ (was /was/) (1st/3rd singular past indicative)

  1. [I/he] was
    • c. 5th century, Kalleby Runestone
      ᚦᚱᚨᚹᛁᛃᚨᚾ ᛫ ᚺᚨᛁᛏᛁᚾᚨᛉᚹᚨᛊ
      þrawijan ᛫ haitinaʀwas
      þrawijo['s stone] · [he] was called

Inflection edit

The following forms are attested:

  • 3rd singular present indicative – ᛁᛊᛏ (ist /⁠ist⁠/)
  • 3rd singular past indicative – ᚹᚨᛊ (was /⁠was⁠/)

Descendants edit

  • Old Norse: vas, var
    • Icelandic: var
    • Faroese: var
    • Norwegian:
      • Norwegian Bokmål: var
      • Norwegian Nynorsk: var
    • Jamtish: var
    • Elfdalian: war
    • Old Swedish: var, war
    • Danish: var
    • Old Gutnish: war
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