wæs

See also: wäs and wäs-

Old English

Alternative forms

wes, was

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /wæs/

Verb

wæs

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

Quotations

c. 800, Ruthwell Cross, found in Ruthwell, Scotland.
ᛣᚱᛁᛋᛏ ᚹᚫᛋ ᚩᚾ ᚱᚩᛞᛁ ᚻᚹᛖᚦᚱᚨ / ᚦᛖᚱ ᚠᚢᛋᚨ ᚠᛠᚱᚱᚪᚾ ᛣᚹᚩᛗᚢ / ᚨᚦᚦᛁᛚᚨ ᛏᛁᛚ ᚪᚾᚢᛗ
Krist wæs on rodi. Hweþræ'/ þer fusæ fearran kwomu / æþþilæ til anum.
Christ was on the cross. Yet / the brave came there from afar / to their lord.

Descendants

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

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