wæs

See also: wäs, wäs-, and ƿæs

Old English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /wæs/

Verb

wæs

  1. first- and third-person singular preterite of bēon
  2. first- and 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.
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