Bible Dictionaries
Was

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(v.) The first and third persons singular of the verb be, in the indicative mood, preterit (imperfect) tense; as, I was; he was.

(2):

(imp.) of Be

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Was'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​w/was.html. 1828.