Wast

//wɔst// noun, verb

noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Obsolete form of waist. alt-of, obsolete
Verb
  1. 1
    second-person singular simple past indicative of be; wert. archaic, form-of, indicative, past, second-person, singular

    "I remember the day when thou wast born."

Synonyms

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werewerewertwert

Example

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"Well, why dost thou say nothing, but stand there as if thou wast dumb?"

Etymology

From Late Middle English wast; equivalent to was + -est.

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