Old English Aerobics Glossary Entry

bēon, anomalous verb. be.

These spellings occur in the Old English Aerobics texts:

		singular	plural
infinitive		bēon bīon
inflected infinitive		tō bēonne
present indicative	1	bēo eom	sind sindon synd siendon sint bēoð synt syndon bēo syndan syn
	2	eart bist
	3	is bið nis byð ys
past indicative	1	wæs	wǣron Nǣron wǣrun wǣran
	2	wǣre
	3	wæs næs was
present subjunctive		Bēo Sȳ sīe siġ bīo sī	bēon sīen sȳn
past subjunctive		wǣre nǣre	wǣron wǣren nǣren
imperative			Bēoð

This word occurs 756 times in the Old English Aerobics Anthology. To see a list of occurrences of bēon in a text, click a title below. Click a line- or sentence-number to see the word in context.

Beowulf

11. wæs. was.
12. wæs. was.
18. wæs. was.
36. wæs. was.
49. wæs. was.
53. wæs. was.
62. wæs. was.
64. wæs. was.
83. wæs. was.
89. wæs. was.
102. Wæs. was.
1559. wæs. was.
1560. wæs. was.
1569. wæs. was.
1575. Næs. was (negated).
1593. wæs. was.
1607. wæs. was.
1611. is. is.
1616. wæs. was.
1618. wæs. was.
1620. Wǣron. were.
1629. wæs. was.
1647. wæs. was.
1657. wæs. was.
1670. wæs. was.
1677. wæs. was.
1688. wæs. was.
1691. wæs. was.
1694. wæs. was.
1697. wǣre. were.
1702. wǣre. were.
1703. is. is.
1724. is. is.
1778. siġ. be.
1831. sȳ. be.
1941. sȳ. be.
3126. Næs.
3180. wǣre.

Alfred the Great's Preface

[29] is. is.
[29] wæs. was.
[27] sīen. be.
[27] is. is.
[26] sīen. be.
[23] wæs. was.
[22] wǣre. were.
[20] wǣron. were.
[17] nǣron. were (negated).
[16] wǣre. were.
[15] wǣren. were.
[12] sīe. be.
[11] wǣron. were.
[10] nǣren. were (negated).
[10] wǣron. were.
[10] wæs. was.
[7] wǣron. were.
[4] wǣron. were.
[3] wǣron. were.
[32] bið. is.
[32] bið. is.
[33] sīen. be.
[33] siendon. are.
[34] wǣren. were.
[34] sīe. be.

Battle of Finnesburh

24 eom. am.
24 is. is.
26 is. is.
28 wæs. was.
36 wǣre. were.
44 wǣre. were.
45 wæs. was.

Battle of Maldon

23 wæs. was.
31 is. is.
36 eart. are.
75 wæs. was.
76 wæs. was.
93 is. is.
103 wæs. was.
104 Wæs. was.
107 Wæs. was.
110 wǣron. were.
111 wæs. was.
140 wæs. was.
144 wæs. was.
146 wæs. was.
179 eom. am.
185 bēon. be.
190 wæs. was.
195 wǣre. were.
215 sȳ. be.
217 wæs. was.
218 wæs. was.
223 is. is.
224 wæs. was.
233 is. is.
240 wǣre. were.
266 wæs. was.
267 wæs. was.
299 wæs. was.
301 wæs. was.
310 wæs. was.
317 eom. am.
325 Næs. was (negated).

Boethius on Fame

[2] was. was.
[2] was. was.
[11] wǣren. were.
[12] was. was.
[14] sīen. be.
[20] nis. is (negated).
[23] nis. is (negated).
[25] sint. are.
[30] bīon. be.
[32] sint. are.
[34] bīon. be.
[37] wǣre. were.
[40] sīe. be.
[43] nis. is (negated).
[45] sīe. be.
[49] wǣre. were.
[51] wǣre. were.
[51] wǣre. were.
[53] wǣre. were.
[53] wǣre. were.
[53] nǣre. were (negated).
[54] wǣre. were.
[54] wǣre. were.
[57] sindon. are.
[58] wǣre. were.
[65] sint. are.
[66] sīe. be.
[69] sīe. be.
[70] sīe. be.
[71] sint. are.
[77] sindon. are.
[80] sindon. are.
[81] bīo. be.

Cynewulf and Cyneheard

[3] was. was.
[3] wæs. was.
[4] wǣrun. were.
[6] wǣrun. were.
[8] wǣran. were.
[8] wæs. was.
[9] wǣrun. were.
[9] wæs. was.
[11] wǣron. were.
[12] nǣre. were (negated).
[13] wǣre. were.
[13] wǣrun. were.
[14] wǣrun. were.
[15] wǣron. were.
[15] wǣrun. were.
[15] wæs. was.
[15] wæs. was.
[19] wæs. was.

Dream of the Rood

6 wæs. was.
8 wǣron. were.
10 wæs. was.
13 wæs. was.
20 wæs. was.
21 wæs. was.
22 wæs. was.
28 wæs. was.
29 wæs. was.
39 wæs. was.
44 wæs. was.
46 syndon. are.
48 wæs. was.
56 wæs. was.
59 wæs. was.
62 wæs. was.
74 wæs. was.
80 Is. is.
86 bið. is.
87 wæs. was.
97 is. is.
112 sīe. be.
123 wæs. was.
124 Wæs. was.
126 Is. is.
129 is. is.
130 is. is.
139 is. is.
140 is. is.
141 is. is.
144 Sī. be.
148 wæs. was.
150 wæs. was.
156 wæs. was.

Fall of Adam and Eve

[1] wæs. was.
[2] synd. are.
[3] is. is.
[4] bēo. are.
[5] bēoð. are.
[5] bēoð. are.
[6] wæs. was.
[7] wǣron. were.
[9] eart. are.
[10] eom. am.
[11] wǣre. were.
[14] bist. are.
[16] bist. are.
[17] is. is.
[19] wǣre. were.
[19] eart. are.

Husband's Message

8 eom. am.
29 is. is.
45 nis. is (negated).

Judith

257 Næs. was (negated).

Life of St Æthelthryth

[27] wǣron. were.
[26] sȳ. be.
[26] is. is.
[26] wæs. was.
[26] is. is.
[25] wæs. was.
[25] wǣre. were.
[25] wæs. was.
[25] Wæs. was.
[23] wǣron. were.
[23] wǣron. were.
[23] wæs. was.
[23] wæs. was.
[22] wæs. was.
[18] synd. are.
[17] wæs. was.
[16] wæs. was.
[14] wæs. was.
[13] is. is.
[13] bēo. be.
[13] eom. am.
[12] wæs. was.
[11] wǣron. were.
[11] wǣre. were.
[11] is. is.
[10] wǣre. were.
[7] wæs. was.
[4] is. is.
[1] wæs. was.
[1] sȳ. be.
[27] wæs. was.
[29] wæs. was.
[30] wǣron. were.
[31] synd. are.
[31] is. is.

Lyric for Advent

8 wǣre. were.
18 wæs. was.
21 wæs. was.

Martyrdom of Ælfheah

[7] wæs. was.
[7] wæs. was.
[7] wǣron. were.
[9] Wæs. was.
[9] wæs. was.
[13] wæs. was.
[14] wǣron. were.
[14] wæs. was.
[14] wæs. was.
[16] Wǣron. were.
[16] wæs. was.
[17] wæs. was.
[20] wæs. was.
[20] wǣron. were.
[20] wæs. was.

Ohthere and Wulfstan

[75] bið. is.
[75] sȳ. be.
[74] is. is.
[73] bēon. be.
[73] is. is.
[71] bēoð. are.
[70] bēoð. are.
[69] bið. is.
[68] bēon. be.
[67] bēon. be.
[67] bið. is.
[66] bið. is.
[66] bið. is.
[65] bēon. be.
[65] bið. is.
[64] bēoð. are.
[64] bið. is.
[64] is. is.
[63] bið. is.
[62] bið. is.
[63] bið. is.
[61] bið. is.
[60] bið. is.
[60] bið. is.
[60] is. is.
[58] is. is.
[57] is. is.
[56] wæs. was.
[55] synd. are.
[55] wǣron. were.
[54] wæs. was.
[53] wæs. was.
[53] wæs. was.
[52] wæs. was.
[52] wǣre. were.
[51] wæs. was.
[49] wæs. was.
[49] wæs. was.
[46] is. is.
[46] is. is.
[45] is. is.
[44] synd. are.
[44] bið. is.
[41] is. is.
[38] sint. are.
[36] is. is.
[35] bēon. be.
[35] wǣre. were.
[34] bīon. be.
[33] is. is.
[31] is. is.
[30] wǣre. were.
[29] sȳ. be.
[29] sȳ. be.
[27] bēoð. are.
[27] bið. is.
[26] is. is.
[25] wæs. was.
[24] bēoð. are.
[24] wǣron. were.
[22] is. is.
[22] bēoð. are.
[22] wæs. was.
[20] bēoð. are.
[20] is. is.
[19] bið. is.
[19] bið. is.
[18] bið. is.
[16] wæs. was.
[16] wǣron. were.
[15] wæs. was.
[13] wæs. was.
[13] wǣron. were.
[13] wæs. was.
[12] wæs. was.
[6] wæs. was.
[3] is. is.
[3] sīe. be.

Selection of Riddles

e14 sīe. be.
e5 bēoð. are.
d1 eom. am.
c8 is. is.
a1 eom. am.
f4 wæs. was.
f6 wǣron. were.

Sermo Lupi ad Anglos

[68] wǣran. were.
[67] is. is.
[66] is. is.
[65] is. is.
[65] is. is.
[63] wæs. was.
[61] wæs. was.
[60] is. is.
[58] is. is.
[57] is. is.
[56] is. is.
[56] syndan. are.
[56] syndan. are.
[56] syndan. are.
[56] syndan. are.
[56] syndan. are.
[55] syndan. are.
[51] is. is.
[50] syn. are.
[49] syndan. are.
[47] Nis. is (negated).
[46] is. is.
[41] wæs. was.
[39] wæs. was.
[38] syn. are.
[34] is. is.
[34] synd. are.
[34] synd. are.
[33] is. is.
[32] syndan. are.
[30] is. is.
[30] is. is.
[30] is. is.
[29] is. is.
[25] is. is.
[25] bið. is.
[25] bið. is.
[24] syn. are.
[24] syn. are.
[20] wæs. was.
[18] wæs. was.
[17] is. is.
[17] is. is.
[15] is. is.
[14] syndan. are.
[14] syndan. are.
[13] syndan. are.
[13] syndan. are.
[13] is. is.
[13] is. is.
[11] syndan. are.
[11] bið. is.
[11] bið. is.
[10] is. is.
[9] is. is.
[5] næs. was (negated).
[4] wǣran. were.
[2] is. is.
[2] is. is.
[1] is. is.

Story of Cædmon

[43] wæs. was.
[43] wæs. was.
[40] Nis. is (negated).
[39] wǣre. were.
[38] wæs. was.
[37] eom. am.
[36] wǣre. were.
[36] wǣron. were.
[33] eart. are.
[33] is. is.
[33] is. is.
[32] wæs. was.
[32] wǣron. were.
[32] wæs. was.
[31] wǣre. were.
[30] wæs. was.
[29] wǣron. were.
[29] wæs. was.
[29] Wæs. was.
[28] wæs. was.
[28] wæs. was.
[27] wæs. was.
[26] wæs. was.
[24] is. is.
[23] wǣron. were.
[19] wæs. was.
[17] wǣre. were.
[17] wæs. was.
[17] wæs. was.
[16] wǣre. were.
[16] wǣre. were.
[15] wæs. was.
[11] is. is.
[9] wæs. was.
[7] wæs. was.
[7] wæs. was.
[6] wæs. was.
[5] wæs. was.
[5] Wæs. was.
[3] wæs. was.
[3] wæs. was.
[2] wǣron. were.
[1] wæs. was.
[45] is. is.
[45] wǣre. were.

Waldere

8 is. is.
54 bið. is.
57 byð. is.
63 is. is.

Wanderer

5 bið. is.
9 Nis. is (negated).
12 biþ. is.
30 bið. is.
49 bēoð. are.
50 bið. is.
55 bið. is.
73 bið. is.
93 sindon. are.
96 wǣre. were.
106 is. is.
108 bið. is.
108 bið. is.
109 bið. is.
109 bið. is.
112 biþ. is.
114 bið. is.

Wife's Lament

8 wǣre. were.
17 is. is.
23 is. is.
24 is. is.
24 wǣre. were.
29 is. is.
29 eom. am.
30 Sindon. are.
33 sind. are.
45 Sȳ. be.
46 sȳ. be.
52 bið. is.

William the Conqueror

[38] wǣre. were.
[40] wæs. was.
[36] wæs. was.
[35] wæs. was.
[32] is. is.
[32] wæs. was.
[30] wæs. was.
[30] næs. was (negated).
[27] wǣre. were.
[27] nis. is (negated).
[26] wæs. was.
[26] wæs. was.
[26] wæs. was.
[25] wæs. was.
[21] wǣron. were.
[19] wæs. was.
[18] wæs. was.
[17] wæs. was.
[17] wæs. was.
[16] wæs. was.
[14] wæs. was.
[13] wǣre. were.
[13] wæs. was.
[12] wǣre. were.
[12] wæs. was.
[7] wæs. was.
[6] is. is.
[31] wæs. was.
[26] wæs. was.
[22] wæs. was.
[9] wæs. was.
[7] wæs. was.

Wulf and Eadwacer

1 is. is.
3 is. is.
4 is. is.
5 is. is.
6 Sindon. are.
8 is. is.
10 wæs. was.
12 wæs. was.
12 wæs. was.
18 wæs. was.

Ælfric on the Book of Job

[66] wǣron. were.
[42] is. is.
[42] Bēo. be.
[45] næs. was (negated).
[113] is. is.
[113] Sȳ. be.
[112] bēon. be.
[112] bēon. be.
[110] is. is.
[108] wæs. was.
[108] wæs. was.
[105] wǣron. were.
[105] Nǣron. were (negated).
[103] wǣron. were.
[103] wǣron. were.
[103] wǣron. were.
[103] wǣron. were.
[102] wǣron. were.
[102] nǣron. were (negated).
[99] wǣron. were.
[97] is. is.
[95] is. is.
[95] wǣre. were.
[93] is. is.
[93] wæs. was.
[92] bēo. be.
[90] wǣre. were.
[88] is. is.
[88] is. is.
[87] is. is.
[86] bēo. am.
[85] sind. are.
[84] eom. am.
[72] eart. are.
[73] is. is.
[74] is. is.
[76] wǣron. were.
[76] wǣron. were.
[78] is. is.
[78] sind. are.
[79] wǣre. were.
[79] bið. is.
[79] bið. is.
[81] sind. are.
[83] is. is.
[83] is. is.
[83] bið. is.
[71] wǣre. were.
[70] wæs. was.
[3] bēon. be.
[4] wæs. was.
[4] is. is.
[4] wæs. was.
[5] wæs. was.
[6] wǣron. were.
[8] wæs. was.
[11] wæs. was.
[14] nis. is (negated).
[17] wæs. was.
[18] is. is.
[18] is. is.
[20] Bēoð. be.
[21] wǣron. were.
[21] nǣre. were (negated).
[23] wæs. was.
[24] wæs. was.
[25] wæs. was.
[26] wǣron. were.
[29] wæs. was.
[33] sindon. are.
[34] wæs. was.
[65] wǣron. were.
[64] wǣre. were.
[57] wǣre. were.
[56] is. is.
[52] nis. is (negated).
[51] wæs. was.
[49] is. is.
[46] bið. is.
[45] wǣre. were.

Exercises and sample sentences

wæs. was.
wǣron. were.
wæs. was.
bēon. be.
wǣre. were.
sind. are.
bēoð. are.
is. is.
wǣron. were.
wæs. was.
byð. is.
ys. is.
bið. is.
wæs. was.
is. is.
sȳn. be.
is. is.
is. is.
is. is.
is. is.
is. is.
wæs. was.
wǣron. were.
is. is.
is. is.
wæs. was.
wæs. was.
wæs. was.
wæs. was.
wǣre. were.
wæs. was.
sī. be.
sȳ. be.
eart. are.
synt. are.
is. is.
Bēoð. be.
byð. is.
bið. is.
wæs. was.
bið. is.
bēoð. are.
is. is.
is. is.
wǣron. were.
bēoð. are.
wæs. was.
wæs. was.
is. is.
eom. am.
sī. be.
wǣron. were.
bēo. be.
wæs. was.
wæs. was.
wæs. was.
wæs. was.
wæs. was.
wǣron. were.
eom. am.
is. is.
sȳ. be.
wæs. was.
nis. is (negated).
nis. is (negated).
sīe. be.
sīe. be.
sīe. be.
sīe. be.
bēon. be.
wæs. was.
sindon. are.
wǣron. were.
bēon. be.
bēo. am.
is. is.
wæs. was.
bēon. be.
is. is.
byð. is.
ys. is.
wǣron. were.
wæs. was.
wǣron. were.
wæs. was.
wǣron. were.
wǣron. were.
wæs. was.
wǣron. were.
wǣron. were.
wæs. was.
is. is.
is. is.
is. is.
is. is.
tō bēonne. be.
bēo. am.
bēoð. be.
bēo. are.
sīe. be.
is. is.
wǣron. were.
wǣron. were.
wæs. was.
wæs. was.
wæs. was.
næs. was (negated).
wæs. was.
bist. are.
wæs. was.
wǣron. were.
is. is.
wæs. was.
bēoð. are.
bēoð. are.
bið. is.
bið. is.
bið. is.
bið. is.
bið. is.
bēoð. are.
is. is.
wǣron. were.
bēoð. are.
Bið. is.
is. is.
is. is.
sȳ. be.
eom. am.
is. is.
wæs. was.
is. is.
wæs. was.
eart. are.
is. is.
wǣre. were.
is. is.
is. is.
is. is.
bið. is.
is. is.
wǣre. were.
wæs. was.
wæs. was.
is. is.
wæs. was.
wæs. was.
wæs. was.
wæs. was.
eom. am.
wæs. was.

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