From æt- + wesan. From Proto-Germanic *wesaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wes-. The simple present forms originate from Proto-Indo-European *h₁es- (“to be”), which had no infinitive or past tense in Proto-Germanic, but had already formed a single paradigm with *wesaną supplying the infinitive and past tense.
ætwesan
See the usage notes for wesan.
| infinitive | ætwesan | ætwesenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | æteom | ætwæs |
| second person singular | æteart | ætwǣre |
| third person singular | ætis | ætwæs |
| plural | ætsind, ætsindon | ætwǣron |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | ætsīe | ætwǣre |
| plural | ætsīen | ætwǣren |
| imperative | ||
| singular | ætwes | |
| plural | ætwesaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| ætwesende | — | |