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Etymology 1

Verb
wist

1. obsolete past of|wit

#*a1796, w:Robert Burns|Robert Burns, "Bonie Jean: A Ballad", in Poems and Songs, P.F. Collier & Son (1909â��14), Bartleby.com (2001), ¹,
#*:And lang ere witless Jeanie wist, / Her heart was tint, her peace was stown!

Category:English irregular simple past forms
Category:English irregular past participles

Etymology 2

Verb
en-verb

1. context|nonstandard|obsolete know|Know.

Usage notes

This use of wist was never a part of the regular English language; rather, it resulted from the erroneous attempted use of archaisms.

Dutch
Verb form
wist

1. singular past tense of weten; knew
2. 2nd/3rd person singular present tense of wissen

Category:Dutch verb forms

Old English
Etymology
Cognate with Old Saxon wist#Old Saxon|wist, Old High German wist#Old High German|wist, Old Norse vist, Gothic �����.

Pronunciation
IPA|/wɪst/

Noun
wist f (plural wiste)

1. provisions, food
2. feast

Category:Old English nouns

nl:wist
pl:wist

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