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==Scottish==
==Scottish==
===Etymology===
===Etymology===
From Old English ''[[wiktionary:wesan#Old_English|wesan]]'', from Proto-Germanic ''[[wiktionary:Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wesaną|wesaną]]'', and by convergence with North Germanic ''vera''/''vara''.
From [[wikipedia:Old English|Old English]] ''[[wiktionary:wesan#Old_English|wesan]]'', from [[wikipedia:Proto-Germanic|Proto-Germanic]] ''[[wiktionary:Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wesaną|wesaną]]'', and by convergence with North Germanic ''vera''/''vara''.


===Pronunciation===
===Pronunciation===

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Scottish

Etymology

From Old English wesan, from Proto-Germanic wesaną, and by convergence with North Germanic vera/vara.

Pronunciation

(Scottish) IPA: /wɛz/

Verb

wes (imperative be, participle been, gerund beind)

  1. to be
    Til wes, or nae til wes, þat er þe spyrin.
    To be, or not to be, that is the question.

Inflection

  Pres Past Subj
1SG em wis be
2SG ert wist beest
3SG er wus bees
1PL er wus been
2PL er wust been
3PL er wus been