Suppletive verbs
The ME infinitive been < OE bēon was preserved, while its parallel form (OE wesan) was lost. Nevertheless, the past tense forms from wesan, namely «was», «were» survived in ME. The verb gǭn < OE ʒān lost its past tense form -ede < OE ēode and acquired the new past tense «wente», which came from an entirely different verb, the past tense of the verb wenden < OE wendan (class I, weak verbs) (turn). Thus, the verb gǭn remained a suppletive verb.
Conjugation of the verb bēon in Old English, Middle English and Early New English Present Indicative
Conjugation of the verb bēon in Old English, Middle English and Early New English Past Indicative
Conjugation of the verb ʒān in Old English, Middle English and Early New English Present Indicative
Conjugation of the verb ʒān in Old English, Middle English and Early New English
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