"-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: strong [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

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