"wes" meaning in Old English

See wes in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: wæs [alternative], uæs [alternative]
Head templates: {{head|ang|verb form}} wes
  1. singular imperative of wesan Tags: form-of, imperative, singular Form of: wesan
    Sense id: en-wes-ang-verb-9ZTsL-V9 Categories (other): Pages with 7 entries, Old English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 7 entries: 18 7 5 5 33 32 0 0 Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52
  2. alternative form of wæs Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: wæs
    Sense id: en-wes-ang-verb-OTeIehgU Categories (other): Pages with 7 entries, Old English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 7 entries: 18 7 5 5 33 32 0 0 Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52
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          "_dis": "48 52",
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        }
      ],
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        {
          "english": "And on that same night Edwin's daughter was born.",
          "text": "Anglo-Saxon Chronicle\n⁊ þǣre ilcan nihte wes Ēadwine[s] dohtor ācenned.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
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    }
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          "english": "And on that same night Edwin's daughter was born.",
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        }
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