The passive is formed with _wesan_ or _weorthan_ with the past participle.
These forms are very vague in meaning, and the distinction between the two
auxiliaries is not clearly marked, but _wesan_ appears to indicate a state,
_weorthan_ an action.
_wearth [.g]e.lufod_ is generally preterite or perfect in meaning: _[=a]n
wulf wearth [=a].s[e,]nd_ (a wolf was sent); _m[=i]ne l[=e]ofe the[.g]nas,
the on hiera b[e,]ddum wurdon of.slae[.g]ene_ (my beloved thanes, who have
been killed in their beds).
_waes [.g]e.lufod_, indicating a state, is naturally pluperfect in
meaning:--_se [=ae]rendraca sae[.g]de his hl[=a]forde h[=u] him
[.g]e.andwyrd waes_ (the messenger told his lord how he had been answered).