be – Scots verb conjugation

Scots verb forms of be

Infinitive

be

Negative Infinitive

binna

Participles

Present

Sg.1am
Sg.3is
Otherare

Negative Present

Sg.1amna
Sg.3isna
Otherarena

Past

Plwar

Negative Present

Sgwisna
Plwarna

Verbs conjugated like be

be,

Etymology

1. From Middle English been, from Old English bēon. The various forms have different further etymologies:
2. * The b- forms derive from Proto-Germanic *beuną.
3. * All other forms derive from Proto-West Germanic *wesan, from Proto-Germanic *wesaną
4. Cognates include English be. See: Middle English 'been', Proto-Germanic '*beuną', Proto-Germanic '*wesaną', English 'be'.

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