wæs

See also: wäs and wäs-

Old English

Alternative forms

wes — Mercian
was, wæss, uæs, waes
ᚹᚫᛋ (wæs) — Ruthwell Cross

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /wæs/

Verb

wæs

first/third-person singular preterite indicative of bēon
first/third-person singular preterite indicative of wesan

Quotations

c. 800, Ruthwell Cross:
ᛣᚱᛁᛋᛏᚹᚫᛋᚩᚾᚱᚩᛞᛁᚻᚹᛖᚦᚱᚫᚦᛖᚱᚠᚢᛋᚫᚠᛠᚱᚱᚪᚾᛣᚹᚩᛗᚢᚫᚦᚦᛁᛚᚫᛏᛁᛚᚪᚾᚢᛗ
Krist wæs on rōdi, hweþræ þēr fūsæ fearran kwōmu æþþilæ til ānum.
Christ was on the cross, yet there in haste from afar came noble men unto him.

Descendants

Middle English: was
- English: was
- Scots: was, wis
- Yola: waas, was, waz; 'as, as

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