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1. wistful adj.

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Bountiful, well supplied. …

2. wist(e n.

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(a) Provisions, esp. food;—also pl.; (b) in place names [see Smith PNElem. 2.270]. …

3. ed-wist n.

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Phil. Substance, being. …

4. bī̆wist n.

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(a) A dwelling place, abode, home; (b) dwelling, living, life; (c) a way or condition of life; hu beoð þine beouste, how are you? …

5. wistinge ger.

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?Knowing; ?ascertaining. …

6. had-I-wist(e n.

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(a) Regret for something done in heedlessness or ignorance, vain regret; abiden forto had-I-wist, to wait until it is too late; singen (of) had-I-wist, to lament past errors; in prov.: had-I-wist……

7. wistlī adv.

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Certainly, surely. …

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