wost

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A form of wit — Sanity.

OriginMiddle English wost ← Old English wāst ← Proto-Germanic *waist →
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Meanings

verb
  1. archaicindicativepresentsecond personsingularsecond-person singular simple present indicative of wit

Origin

  1. Proto-Germanic*witaną“to wit, know”
  2. Proto-Germanic*waist
  3. Old Englishwāst
  4. Middle Englishwost
  5. Englishwost

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.

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APA

wost. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wost

MLA

“wost.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wost. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wost,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wost.

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