wesa

Old Frisian

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *wesan, from Proto-Germanic *wesaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wes-.

Pronunciation

• (13^th CE) IPA^(key): [weza]

Verb

wesa

2. to be

Conjugation

Conjugation of wesa (irregular, suppletive)

infinitive	wesa
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	bem, ben	was
2nd person singular	bist	wēre
3rd person singular	is	was
plural	send	wēron
subjunctive	present	past
singular	sē	wēre
plural	sē, sēn	wēre, wēren
imperative	present
singular	wese
plural	wesath, wesset
participle	present	past
	wesande	ewesen, wesen

Descendants

• North Frisian:

  Föhr-Amrum: wees

  Halligen: weese

  Helgoland: wees

  Mooring: weese

• Saterland Frisian: weze
• West Frisian: wêze

Etymology 2

From Proto-West Germanic *waiso. Modern cognates include Dutch wees and German Waise.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈweːsa/, [ˈwɛːsa]

Noun

wēsa m

2. orphan

Derived terms

• wēsklin

References

• Bremmer, Rolf H. (2009) An Introduction to Old Frisian: History, Grammar, Reader, Glossary, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN