ᚹᚨᛊ

Proto-Norse

Etymology

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

Verb

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

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

Inflection

The following forms are attested:

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

Descendants

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

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