"wisht" meaning in English

See wisht in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: wishter [comparative], wishtest [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} wisht (comparative wishter, superlative wishtest)
  1. (West Country, Cornwall, Devon) Sickly, weak. Tags: Cornwall, Devon, West-Country Derived forms: wisht as a winnard
    Sense id: en-wisht-en-adj-p2E5rd0~ Categories (other): Cornish English, Devonian English, West Country English

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} wisht
  1. (obsolete) simple past and past participle of wish Tags: form-of, obsolete, participle, past Form of: wish Synonyms: wished Related terms: whisht
    Sense id: en-wisht-en-verb-D83qSfBs Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 76

Inflected forms

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