was in Old English

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{
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "verb form"
      },
      "expansion": "was",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
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        {
          "_dis": "49 51",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
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          "name": "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
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            "Entry maintenance"
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        }
      ],
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        {
          "word": "bēon"
        }
      ],
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        "first/third-person singular preterite of bēon"
      ],
      "id": "en-was-ang-verb-BXq19K2B",
      "links": [
        [
          "bēon",
          "beon#Old English"
        ]
      ],
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        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "49 51",
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          "name": "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
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            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
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        }
      ],
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "wesan"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "first/third-person singular preterite of wesan"
      ],
      "id": "en-was-ang-verb-5U6Ze2N9",
      "links": [
        [
          "wesan",
          "wesan#Old English"
        ]
      ],
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        "preterite",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "tags": [
        "Mercian"
      ],
      "word": "wes"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "wæs"
    }
  ],
  "word": "was"
}

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{
  "categories": [
    "Anglian Old English",
    "Northumbrian Old English",
    "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
    "Old English non-lemma forms",
    "Old English verb forms"
  ],
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    {
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        "1": "ang",
        "2": "verb form"
      },
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      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "bēon"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "first/third-person singular preterite of bēon"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "bēon",
          "beon#Old English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "form-of",
        "preterite",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
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        {
          "word": "wesan"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "first/third-person singular preterite of wesan"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "wesan",
          "wesan#Old English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "form-of",
        "preterite",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mercian"
      ],
      "word": "wes"
    },
    {
      "word": "wæs"
    }
  ],
  "word": "was"
}

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{
  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1698",
  "msg": "unrecognized head form: Northumbrian",
  "path": [
    "was"
  ],
  "section": "Old English",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "was",
  "trace": ""
}

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"was" meaning in Old English

Verb