"sawest" meaning in English

See sawest in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: sawist [alternative], saw'st [alternative]
Etymology: Etymology tree English saw Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yési Proto-Germanic *-ōsi Proto-West Germanic *-ōs Old English -ast Middle English -est English -est English sawest From saw + -est. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|saw|-est<id:second-person singular>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English saw Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yési Proto-Germanic *-ōsi Proto-West Germanic *-ōs Old English -ast Middle English -est English -est English sawest [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*-ōsi", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*-ōs", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "-ast", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-est", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-est", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "sawest", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="sawest"> From saw + -est., {{ety|en|:af|saw|-est<id:second-person singular>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English saw Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yési Proto-Germanic *-ōsi Proto-West Germanic *-ōs Old English -ast Middle English -est English -est English sawest From saw + -est. Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} sawest
  1. (archaic) second-person singular simple present indicative of saw Tags: archaic, form-of, indicative, present, second-person, singular Form of: saw
    Sense id: en-sawest-en-verb-cxgloX-- Categories (other): English entries referencing ambiguous etymons, English entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -est (second-person singular), Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of English entries referencing ambiguous etymons: 82 18 Disambiguation of English entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons: 73 27 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 71 29 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 71 29 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 82 18 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 90 10 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -est (second-person singular): 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 81 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 91 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 91 9 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 70 30 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 82 18
  2. (archaic) second-person singular simple past indicative of see Tags: archaic, form-of, indicative, past, second-person, singular Form of: see
    Sense id: en-sawest-en-verb-w3QXHxPL Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -est (second-person singular) Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -est (second-person singular): 52 48

Alternative forms

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