Old English · noun
wist
- Part of speech
- noun, feminine
- Declension
- strong i-stem
- IPA
- /wist/
- Syllables
- wist (1 syllable)
- Modern English
- beingprovisionsdelicacyplentywell-beingexistenceabundance
wist1 · noun · feminine
Senses
-
provisions, food
-
feast, meal
hū hine on ġeoguðe · his goldwine wenede tō wiste · Wyn eal ġedrēas.
He remembers hall-men and takings of treasures, how his goldfriend accustomed him to feast on youth. Mirth has completely perished.
Ġemon hē seleseċġas · ond sincþege, -
delicacy
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abundance, plenty
...Ne ġedafenað þē nū þē dryhten ġeaf welan and wiste and woruldspēde,...
...It befitteth thee not since to thee the Lord hath given wealth and abundance and worldly prosperity,...
The Legend of St. Andrew in Verse
Declension · strong i-stem
wist2 · noun · feminine
Senses
-
being, existence
-
well-being
Declension · strong i-stem
All forms (4)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *wisti (“food”).
From Proto-West Germanic *wisti (“essence”).
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