"-wist" meaning in Old English

See -wist in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /ˌwist/
Etymology: From combining form of Old English wist (“being”). Akin to Old English wesan (“to be”). Etymology templates: {{cog|ang|wist||being}} Old English wist (“being”), {{cog|ang|wesan||to be}} Old English wesan (“to be”) Head templates: {{head|ang|suffix|cat2=|head=|head2=|sort=}} -wist, {{ang-suffix|g=f}} -wist Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-i-f|-wist}}, {{ang-decl-noun|-wist|-wiste,-wista|-wist,-wiste|-wiste,-wista|-wiste|-wista|-wiste|-wistum|num=|title=|type=strong i-stem}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], -wist [nominative, singular], -wiste [nominative, plural], -wista [nominative, plural], -wist [accusative, singular], -wiste [accusative, singular], -wiste [accusative, plural], -wista [accusative, plural], -wiste [genitive, singular], -wista [genitive, plural], -wiste [dative, singular], -wistum [dative, plural]
  1. being, state, condition; action (compare English -ance, -ence) Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--wist-ang-suffix-uNlzy472 Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "wist",
        "3": "",
        "4": "being"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English wist (“being”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "wesan",
        "3": "",
        "4": "to be"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English wesan (“to be”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From combining form of Old English wist (“being”). Akin to Old English wesan (“to be”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ang-decl-noun-i-f",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-wist",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-wiste",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-wista",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-wist",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-wiste",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-wiste",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-wista",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-wiste",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-wista",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-wiste",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-wistum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "suffix",
        "cat2": "",
        "head": "",
        "head2": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "-wist",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "-wist",
      "name": "ang-suffix"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-wist"
      },
      "name": "ang-decl-noun-i-f"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-wist",
        "2": "-wiste,-wista",
        "3": "-wist,-wiste",
        "4": "-wiste,-wista",
        "5": "-wiste",
        "6": "-wista",
        "7": "-wiste",
        "8": "-wistum",
        "num": "",
        "title": "",
        "type": "strong i-stem"
      },
      "name": "ang-decl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "support",
          "text": "andwist",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "presence",
          "text": "midwist",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "protection, guardianship",
          "text": "mundwist",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "being, state, condition; action (compare English -ance, -ence)"
      ],
      "id": "en--wist-ang-suffix-uNlzy472",
      "links": [
        [
          "being",
          "being"
        ],
        [
          "state",
          "state"
        ],
        [
          "condition",
          "condition"
        ],
        [
          "action",
          "action"
        ],
        [
          "-ance",
          "-ance#English"
        ],
        [
          "-ence",
          "-ence#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌwist/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-wist"
}

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "wist",
        "3": "",
        "4": "being"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English wist (“being”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "wesan",
        "3": "",
        "4": "to be"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English wesan (“to be”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From combining form of Old English wist (“being”). Akin to Old English wesan (“to be”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ang-decl-noun-i-f",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-wist",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-wiste",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-wista",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-wist",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-wiste",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-wiste",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-wista",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-wiste",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-wista",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-wiste",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-wistum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "suffix",
        "cat2": "",
        "head": "",
        "head2": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "-wist",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "-wist",
      "name": "ang-suffix"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-wist"
      },
      "name": "ang-decl-noun-i-f"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-wist",
        "2": "-wiste,-wista",
        "3": "-wist,-wiste",
        "4": "-wiste,-wista",
        "5": "-wiste",
        "6": "-wista",
        "7": "-wiste",
        "8": "-wistum",
        "num": "",
        "title": "",
        "type": "strong i-stem"
      },
      "name": "ang-decl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
        "Old English i-stem nouns",
        "Old English lemmas",
        "Old English suffixes",
        "Old English terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Old English terms with usage examples",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "support",
          "text": "andwist",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "presence",
          "text": "midwist",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "protection, guardianship",
          "text": "mundwist",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "being, state, condition; action (compare English -ance, -ence)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "being",
          "being"
        ],
        [
          "state",
          "state"
        ],
        [
          "condition",
          "condition"
        ],
        [
          "action",
          "action"
        ],
        [
          "-ance",
          "-ance#English"
        ],
        [
          "-ence",
          "-ence#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌwist/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-wist"
}

Download raw JSONL data for -wist meaning in Old English (2.7kB)

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Old English dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-12-21 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-12-04 using wiktextract (d8cb2f3 and 4e554ae). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.