"was" meaning in Middle Dutch

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Noun

Etymology: From Old Dutch was, from Proto-Germanic *wahsą. Cognate with English wax. Etymology templates: {{inh|dum|odt|was}} Old Dutch was, {{inh|nl|gem-pro|*wahsą}} Proto-Germanic *wahsą, {{cog|en|wax}} English wax Head templates: {{head|dum|noun||{{{stem}}}-||{{{stem2}}}-|cat2=|g=n|g2=|g3=|head=|head2=|sort=}} was n, {{dum-noun|n}} was n
  1. wax Tags: neuter
    Sense id: en-was-dum-noun-V6v6-jVA
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Etymology: From wassen (“to grow”). Head templates: {{head|dum|noun||{{{stem}}}-||{{{stem2}}}-|cat2=|g=m|g2=|g3=|head=|head2=|sort=}} was m, {{dum-noun|m}} was m
  1. growth Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-was-dum-noun-GcZBleuP
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Verb

Etymology: From Old Dutch was, from Proto-Germanic *was. Cognate with English was. Etymology templates: {{inh|dum|odt|was}} Old Dutch was, {{inh|dum|gem-pro|*was}} Proto-Germanic *was, {{cog|en|was}} English was Head templates: {{head|dum|verb form}} was
  1. first/third-person singular past indicative of wēsen Tags: first-person, form-of, indicative, past, singular, third-person Form of: wēsen
    Sense id: en-was-dum-verb-H2PbZ7~7 Categories (other): Middle Dutch entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 25 8 67
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1
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