wæs

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See also: wäs and wäs-

Old English

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Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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wæs

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

Quotations

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  • 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

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  • Middle English: was
    • English: was
    • Scots: was, wis
    • Yola: waas, was, waz, 'as, as (after Ich)