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

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