Definitions For Wist

Etymology 1

Past indicative of wit: from {{inh, en, ang, witan}}, from {{inh, en, gem-pro, witaną}}, from {{der, en, ine-pro, *weyd-, , see, know}}. Cognate with {{cog, nl, weten}}, {{cog, de, wissen}}, {{cog, sv, veta}}, and {{cog, la, videō, , I see}}. Compare guide.

Verb

(archaic) simple past tense and past participle of wit, id=know

Etymology 2

A misunderstanding, or a joking use of the past indicative of wit: from {{inh, en, ang, witan}}, from {{inh, en, gem-pro, witaną}}, from {{der, en, ine-pro, *weyd-, , see, know}}. Cognate with {{cog, nl, weten}}, {{cog, de, wissen}}, {{cog, sv, veta}}, and {{cog, la, videō, , I see}}. Compare guide.

Verb

{{en-verb}} (nonstandard, pseudo-archaic) 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.

Anagrams

WITs, WSIT, wits