Was (w&obreve;z). [AS. wæs, 2d pers. w&aemacr;re, 3d pers. wæs,
pl. w&aemacr;ron, with the inf. wesan to be; akin to D. wezen, imp. was, OHG. wesan, imp.
was, G. wesen, n., a being, essence, war was, Icel. vera to be, imp. var, Goth. wisan to be, to dwell,
to remain, imp. was, Skr. vas to remain, to dwell. √148. Cf. Vernacular, Wassail, Were,
v.]
The
first and third persons singular of the verb
be, in the indicative mood, preterit (imperfect) tense; as, I was;
he was.
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