Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wisht

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: wisht
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

verb

simple past and past participle of wish

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"“'Tweer wisht days for me, Mister Jan. I be such a poor lass in brains, an' I could awnly think of trouble 'cause I loved 'e so true. 'Tedn' like the same plaace when you'm away. Then I thot you'd gone right back to Lunnon, an' I judged my heart 'ud break for 'e, I did.”"
"Great Tuscane dames, as she their towns past by, / Wisht her their daughter-in-law, but frustrately."

Etymology

Of obscure origin.

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

wishter (comparative) wishtest (superlative)

Phrases

wisht as a winnard

Frequently Paired Words

whisht

Synonyms

wished

Questions

What does wisht mean?: Sickly, weak.
Where does wisht come from?: Of obscure origin.

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