Perfect WÉSA varieties

table with number of occurrances in the whole manuscript

The new database of verbs in the Oera Linda-book makes possible stylistic varieties between its various texts more easily distinguishable. The following is an example of an exploration that was inspired by such a variety.

The perfect of WÉSA (to be) has two varieties in the Oera Linda-book: WÉST (as in Dutch and Frisian is geweest/ haw west) and WÉSEN (as in German: ist gewesen) and is combined with a conjugation of WÉSA (as in Dutch and German: ist gewesen/ is geweest) in 25/37 = 68% of the cases, with a conjugation of HÀVA (as in English and Frisian: has been/ haw west) in 12/37 = 32% of the cases.

Summary use of perfect-WÉSA:

Authors who (deliberately?) used a different perfect for singular vs. plural:

• 13e1/e2 - Apollonia: sing. IS WÉST (2x) vs. plur. SEND WÉSEN; however, she was inconsequent twice: sing. HÉD WÉST and plur. WÉRON WÉST
• 14d1/d2 - Liudgerd 1*: sing. HÉDE WÉST (2x) vs. plur. HÉDE WÉSEN
• 16b1/b2/b3 - Conrad: sing. WAS WÉST(3x) vs. plur. WÉRON WÉSEN; however, he was inconsequent once: plur. HÉDE WÉST

* the other text attributed to Liudgerd (16d) was clearly written in a different style.

Authors with more than one, and consequent use:

• 1b/c - Adela and helpers: SÍ (2x), WÉRE, WAS, IS (3x) WÉSEN (all sing.)

Authors with inconsequent use:

• 8b1/c - Treasureburg: WAS, WÉRE WÉST vs. HÉDE WÉST (all sing.)
• 13b1 - Bruno: HÉDE, IS WÉST / HÉDED, IS WÉSEN (all sing.)
• 13e2 - Apollonia (see above)
• 16b3 - Conrad (see above)

Authors with only one use:

• B. Liko: HÀV WÉST
• 9a1 - Walhallagara: IS WÉST
• 12 - Adelbrost: IS WÉST
• 13b3 - ode (by Bruno?): IS WÉST
• 13d - on writing felt: IS WÉST
• 14a - Frederick: HÉDE WÉST
• 16c-1 - intro by unknown: HÉDE WÉST
• 16c-2 - Gosa: SEND WÉST (plur.)
• 18 - Rika: HÀVON WÉST (plur.)
• 19b - unknown: WAS WÉST
  

  
Oera Linda fragments (in order of appearance )

[00b] B - Liko
IK HÀV BI THAM ET HOVE WÉST
[001] 1b - Adela
THÀT IK THRJV JÉR BURCHFÁM WÉSEN SÍ
[001] 1b - Adela
AS IK EN WRENTLIKE FOLKSMODER WÉSEN WÉRE
[003] 1b - Adela
THÉR WAS HÍR WÉSEN EN HÀRDE LVNGSÍAKTE
[004] 1b - Adela
HO GRAT VS LÁND ÉR WÉSEN SÍ
[005] 1c - helpers Adela
THRJA IS ER SÉKENING WÉSEN
[005] 1c - helpers Adela
FJVWERS IS ER HYRMAN WÉSEN
[005] 1c - helpers Adela
FIF MEL IS ER SÉKENING WÉSEN
[053] 8b1 - Treasureburg
ÉNES WAS ER HÉRMAN WÉST
[055] 8b1 - Treasureburg
THA WODIN EN STÛT WÉI WÉST HÉDE
[060] 8c - Treasureburg
THAT WÉRE BÉTRE WÉST
[064] 9a1 - Walhallagara
NÉIDAM THÀT ... VS GRÁTESTE BIDRIV WÉST IS
[089] 12 - Adelbrost
THJU FÉRE THÉRA IS WÉST
[091] 13b1 - Bruno
THER SKRÍWER WÉSEN IS
[091] 13b1 - Bruno
HJU HÉDE IMMERTHE WÉNICH WÉST
[092] 13b1 - Bruno
IS HJU TOFARA HÍR BURCHFÁM WÉST
[092] 13b1 - Bruno
TIL HJUDDÉGA HÉDED ER FROD WÉSEN
[095] 13b3 - ode (by Bruno?)
HJU IS IMMER THJU [FORSTE] WÉST
[105] 13d - on writing felt
NIS THIN HUS THUS NAVT STERK NOCH WÉST
[108] 13e1 - Apollonia
SEND HJA SJVGUN JÉR WÁKANDA WÉSEN
[108] 13e1 - Apollonia
IS HWA THRJU JÉR FÁM WÉST
[109] 13e2 - Apollonia
MIN FÁRT IS ALINGEN THÉRE RÉNE WÉST
[109] 13e2 - Apollonia
ÉR WÉRON THÉR MÁR WÉST
[111] 13e2 - Apollonia
ÉR HÉD IK ... TO THÉRE BURCH ... WÉST
[116] 14a - Frederick
THÉR THA LJUDGARDA WÉST HÉDE
[123] 14d1 - Liudgerd 1*
HWÉR THJU STRÉTE ÉR WÉST HÉDE
[124] 14d1 - Liudgerd 1*
SÁ THA KÉNINGGAR FON THIRIS ÉR WÉSEN HÉDE
[127] 14d2 - Liudgerd 1*
THÉR I ÉR WÉST HÉDE
[145] 16b1 - Conrad
GOSA (SÉIDER) WAS FÉRSJANDE WÉST
[146] 16b1 - Conrad
BI SIN LÉVE WAS ER VRSTE GRÉVA ... WÉST
[148] 16b1 - Conrad
DÁNÁ WÉRON HJA NÉI FRISO WÉSEN
[154] 16b2 - Conrad
NAS THÉR NIMMAN SÁ BIFÁMED ... WÉST
[156] 16b3 - Conrad
THA HJA THÉR EN STÛT WÉST HÉDE
[157] 16c-1 - intro by unknown
SIN WIF (SÉIDER) THÉR FÁM WÉST HÉDE
[161] 16c-2 - Gosa
NV SEND WI ALSA MILD WÉST
[190] 18 - Rika
HÀVON HJA THET FORMA NAVT FVLDÉN WÉST
[201] 19b - unknown (Askar age)
ÁSKAR WAS OFTEN MITH WÉST