wesan

anv. pres. 1 sg. eom, bēo, 2 eart, bist, 3 is, bið; pl. sindon, sind; bēoð; pret. wæs, wǣron; subj. pres. sīe, sȳ, bēo; sīn, bēon; pret. wǣre, wǣren to be : happen . v. also bēon . [ Ger. wesen] + wesan to strive, contend ? Sol 181. [cp. + wos a ] ± wēsan to soak, macerate . [ wōs ]