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wost

wost is the second-person singular simple present indicative of wit.

Meaning of wit

Verb

wit

  1. (ambitransitive, obsolete except in to wit) To know, be aware of (constructed with of when used intransitively).
    • You committed terrible actions — to wit, murder and theft — and should be punished accordingly.

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Origin of wost

From Middle English wost, from Old English wāst (also wǣst), from Proto-Germanic *waist, second person singular indicative of Proto-Germanic *witaną (“to wit, know”). More at English wit.

Questions about wost

What is wost the second-person singular simple present indicative of?
Wost is the second-person singular simple present indicative of wit.

Words near wost in the dictionary

  1. wossit
  2. wossits
  3. wossname
  4. wossnames
  5. Wossy
  6. wost
  7. wot
  8. wotacism
  9. wotagei
  10. Wotan
  11. Wotanism

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