wist
See also: -wist
EnglishEdit
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
Past indicative of wit: from Old English witan, from Proto-Germanic *witaną, from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“see, know”). Cognate with Dutch weten, German wissen, Swedish veta, and Latin videō (“I see”). Compare guide.
VerbEdit
wist
- (archaic) simple past tense and past participle of wit.
- a1796, Robert Burns, "Bonie Jean: A Ballad", in Poems and Songs, P.F. Collier & Son (1909–14), Bartleby.com (2001), [1],
- And lang ere witless Jeanie wist, / Her heart was tint, her peace was stown!
- 1837, Thomas Carlyle, The French Revolution: A History […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), London: Chapman and Hall, →OCLC, (please specify the book or page number):
- Did the maledicent Bodyguard, getting (as was too inevitable) better malediction than he gave, load his musketoon, and threaten to fire; and actually fire? Were wise who wist!
- a1796, Robert Burns, "Bonie Jean: A Ballad", in Poems and Songs, P.F. Collier & Son (1909–14), Bartleby.com (2001), [1],
Etymology 2Edit
A misunderstanding, or a joking use of the past indicative of wit; see Etymology 1.
VerbEdit
wist (third-person singular simple present wists, present participle wisting, simple past and past participle wisted)
- (nonstandard, pseudo-archaic) To know, be aware of.
Usage notesEdit
- This use of wist was never a part of the regular English language; rather, it resulted from the erroneous attempted use of archaisms.
AnagramsEdit
DutchEdit
PronunciationEdit
VerbEdit
wist
- singular past indicative of weten
- second- and third-person singular present indicative of wissen
- (archaic) plural imperative of wissen
Old EnglishEdit
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Proto-Germanic *wistiz (“essence”).
NounEdit
wist f
DeclensionEdit
Declension of wist (strong i-stem)
Derived termsEdit
DescendantsEdit
Etymology 2Edit
From Proto-Germanic *wistiz (“food”).
NounEdit
wist f
DeclensionEdit
PolishEdit
EtymologyEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
wist m inan
- whist (card game)
DeclensionEdit
Declension of wist