wæs

See also: wäs, wäs-, and ƿæs

Old English

Alternative forms

• wes, was

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wæs/

Verb

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