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

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