wist

Etymology 1
Past indicative of : from, from , from. Cognate with 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, and 🇨🇬. Compare.

Verb

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

Etymology 2
A misunderstanding, or a joking use of the past indicative of ; see Etymology 1.

Verb

 * 1)  To know, be aware of.

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.

Etymology 1
From.

Noun

 * 1) being, existence
 * 2) well-being

Etymology 2
From.

Noun

 * 1) provisions, food
 * 2) feast, meal
 * 3) delicacy
 * 4) abundance, plenty
 * 5) * The Legend of St. Andrew in Verse
 * "ang"

- ...Ne ġedafenað þē nū þē dryhten ġeaf welan and wiste and woruldspēde,...

Etymology
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Noun

 * 1) whist