Active Voice
Indicative Present
| 1st sing. | biumi |
| 2nd sing. | biusi |
| 3rd sing. | biuþi |
| 1st dual | beū? |
| 2nd dual | biuþiz |
| 1st plur. | beum |
| 2nd plur. | beud |
| 3rd plur. | biunþi |
Indicative Past
| 1st sing. | was |
| 2nd sing. | wast |
| 3rd sing. | was |
| 1st dual | wēzū |
| 2nd dual | wēzudiz |
| 1st plur. | wēzum |
| 2nd plur. | wēzud |
| 3rd plur. | wēzun |
Subjunctive Present
| 1st sing. | biwjǭ? |
| 2nd sing. | biwjēs? |
| 3rd sing. | biwjē? |
| 1st dual | biwīw |
| 2nd dual | biwīþiz |
| 1st plur. | biwīm |
| 2nd plur. | biwīþ |
| 3rd plur. | biwīn |
Subjunctive Past
| 1st sing. | wēzį̄ |
| 2nd sing. | wēzīz |
| 3rd sing. | wēzī |
| 1st dual | wēzīw |
| 2nd dual | wēzīdiz |
| 1st plur. | wēzīm |
| 2nd plur. | wēzīd |
| 3rd plur. | wēzīn |
Imperative
| 2nd sing. | beu |
| 3rd sing. | beuþau |
| 2nd dual | biudiz |
| 2nd plur. | beuþ |
| 3rd plur. | beunþau |
Etymology
1. The present tense is from Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH-yé-ti, zero-grade yé-present of *bʰuH- (“to grow, become, come into being, appear”), although this is uncertain.
2. For the past tense see *wesaną. See: Proto-Indo-European '
*bʰuHyéti'.
Verbs referencing "beuną"
Dutch
zijn, English
be, Scots
be, Middle English
been, Low Saxon sien, Old English
beon, Old Saxon
wesan, Plautdietsch
sennen, Old English
ætbeon.
Cognates
-