wast

Definition

second-person singular simple past indicative of be; wert.

Etymology

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

Example Sentences

• "I remember the day when thou wast born."
• "Take thou no scorn to wear the horn, It was a crest ere thou wast born […]"
• "And he said, Who told thee that thou wast naked? Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat?"

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