wæs

See also: wäs and wäs-

Old English

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /wæs/

Verb

wæs

  1. first/third-person singular preterite indicative of bēon
  2. 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 (after Ich)
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