wese in Middle English

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  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "verb",
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        }
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        "alternative form of was"
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        "(West Riding) alternative form of was"
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    }
  ],
  "word": "wese"
}

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    "Old English adjectives",
    "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
    "Old English lemmas",
    "Old English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Old English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Old English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Old English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 3 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
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        "1": "enm",
        "2": "verb form",
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      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "verb",
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          "word": "was"
        }
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        "Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
        "Middle English variant non-lemma forms",
        "Pages with 3 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "West Riding Middle English"
      ],
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        "alternative form of was"
      ],
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          "was",
          "was#Middle_English"
        ]
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        "(West Riding) alternative form of was"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
        "alternative"
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    }
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  "word": "wese"
}

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"wese" meaning in Middle English

Verb