What does "wost" mean?

second-person singular simple present indicative of wit

What is a synonym for "wost"?

Common synonyms include: brain, wag, ability, acumen, acuteness, address.

Wost

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Verb

1
second-person singular simple present indicative of wit archaic, form-of, indicative, present, second-person, singular

Synonyms

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brain wag ability acumen acuteness address

Etymology

From Middle English wost, from Old English wāst (also wǣst), from Proto-Germanic *waist, second person singular indicative of Proto-Germanic *witaną (“to wit, know”). More at English wit.

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