was

Nīwenglisc

Pronunciation, stressed

• AHD: wŏz, wŭz
• IPA: /wɒz/, /wʌz/
• SAMPA: /wQz/, /wVz/

Pronunciation, unstressed

• AHD: wəz
• IPA: /wəz/
• SAMPA: /w@z/

Word

1. forþgewiten tíd ándfealdlicu þæs to be (béon) (I was, he/she/it was.)

Wendunga

• Czech: on byl - he was, ona byla - she was, to bylo - it was
• Catalan: era, estava (indicative) fos, fora, estés (subjuntive)
• Chinese: 是 (+ past word, e.g. 了, 过)
• Dutch: was
• Esperanto: estis
• French: étais, était (imparfait), fûs, fût (passé simple)
• German: war
• Italian: ero, era
• Spanish: estuve, estaba, fui, era
• Swedish: var

Séo éac

• is
• were
• been

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Niðerlendisc

Word

1. forþgewiten tíd ánfealdlicu þæs zijn
2. andweard tíd ánfealdlicu 1a hád þæs wassen (mǽnende tó wascenne)
3. andweard tíd ánfealdlicu 1a hád þæs wassen (óðer mǽnung is tó grówenne)

Oferlád

• Níwe Englisc: was (1), wash (2), grow (3)

Sibb word

• gewas n

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Þēodisc

Āsciendlic forenama

was

1. hwæt

Cāsus	Ānfeald	Manigfeald
Nemniendlic	was	-
Āgniendlic	wessen	-
Forgifendlic	wem	-
Wrēgendlic	was	-

Oferlād

• Niðerlendisc: wat
• Englisc: hwæt
• Japanisc: 何