eldertongue

Old English · suffix

-wist

Part of speech
suffix, feminine
Declension
strong i-stem
IPA
/ˌwist/
Syllables
ˌwist (1 syllable)
Modern English
anceence-ance-enceactionstate

Meaning

  1. being, state, condition; action (compare English -ance, -ence)

    andwist

    support

Declension

Declension of -wist
SingularPlural
Nominative -wist-wiste-wista
Accusative -wist-wiste-wiste-wista
Genitive -wiste-wista
Dative -wiste-wistum

All forms (4)

Etymology

From combining form of Old English wist (“being”). Akin to Old English wesan (“to be”).

Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · en.wiktionary.org/wiki/-wist · CC BY-SA 4.0 licence · Attribution