"vas" meaning in Old Norse

See vas in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Etymology: From Proto-Norse ᚹᚨᛊ (was), from Proto-Germanic *was, first/third-person singular indicative past of *wesaną. Evolved to younger variant var. Compare vesa, es (vera, er). Etymology templates: {{root|non|ine-pro|*h₁es-}}, {{root|non|ine-pro|*h₂wes-}}, {{inh|non|gmq-pro|ᚹᚨᛊ}} Proto-Norse ᚹᚨᛊ (was), {{inh|non|gem-pro|*was}} Proto-Germanic *was Head templates: {{head|non|verb form}} vas
  1. first/third-person singular indicative past of vesa Tags: first-person, form-of, indicative, past, singular, third-person Form of: vesa
    Sense id: en-vas-non-verb-rCCCw06V Categories (other): Old Norse entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 24 entries, Pages with entries

Alternative forms

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