They wist not of her, nor cared, being transferred to other hands, and yet they stood 'twixt her and the precipice.
As it chanced there were four human eyes watching that she wist not of.
And he gat him into that place, and when he arose and went his way, a hireling at the gates smote upon him with a slung-shot of great potency, and the younger son wist not how it was.
For behold the inn-keeper gat not the shekels, and he wist not why it was.
My lord,' said the wretched man, 'had I wist you would have dealt so straitly with me, your lordship should not have won this fort with so little bloodshed as you did.
Thou ne hast wist but right fewe that these bodily goodes had al atones; commenly they dwellen nat togider.
Fro thens he went, but whider wist I nought, 805 Nor to what part he drow, in sothfastnesse; But he no more was in his ladies thought, For to the daunce anon she gan her dresse.
Returning a second time He found those whom He had so sorrowfully requested to watch with Him sleeping again, "for their eyes were heavy"; and when awakened they were embarrassed or ashamed so that they wist not what to say.
For, being unfriend to Arthur and his court, Well wist he this grim Earl would bless that sport Of fortune which had fortuned him so well To have to starve his sovereign in a cell.
I did deem She moved in sleep and dreamed perverse, nor wist That which she did until two fierce lips kissed My wondering eyes to wakement of her thought.
And never wist he what a witch Was that one there.
And never wist he that a witch Had bound him with her wily hair, Eke with dark art had ta'en his heart To slay him there.
The French king was not a little abashed hereat, and wist not well what to saie, nor what excuse to make, the matter was so plaine.
How wist thou that in her mind the choice lieth not betwixt the cloister and thee,--and if thy tongue be dumb, she must needs choose the other.
They are poor, and need it: and I never needed it, nor wist what to do withal.
Any man with his wits in his head should have wist he might as well have writ his death-warrant.
But the body was sae doited and blin', He wist na where he was gaun, O.
And now she works her mammie's wark, And ay she sighs wi' care and pain; Yet wist na what her ail might be, Or what wad mak her weel again.
Then said Paul, I wist not, brethren, that he was the high priest: for it is written, Thou shalt not speak evil of the ruler of thy people.
And he went out, and followed him; and wist not that it was true which was done by the angel; but thought he saw a vision.
And when the children of Israel saw it, they said one to another, It is manna: for they wist not what it was.
And hewist not that the LORD was departed from him.
And it came to pass, when Moses came down from mount Sinai with the two tables of testimony in Moses' hand, when he came down from the mount, that Moses wist not that the skin of his face shone while he talked with him.
For he wist not what to say; for they were sore afraid.
And when he returned, he found them asleep again, (for their eyes were heavy,) neither wist they what to answer him.
And he that was healed wist not who it was: for Jesus had conveyed himself away, a multitude being in that place.
And if a soul sin, and commit any of these things which are forbidden to be done by the commandments of the LORD; though he wist it not, yet is he guilty, and shall bear his iniquity.
In space of one day fifty thousand men I slew, Three of their cities also I overthrew, And left the people in such captivity, That in all the world they wist not whither to flee.
Now if I wistthis wish no sin, I would to God I might begin.
Wist he now that I were present here, I assure you shortly he would seek me; And without doubt he doth now inquire, Whither I am gone, or where I should be.
But little I wist he had been her light o' love, and most likely the--Who bakes for this town?
By your blue eyes and flaxen hair I wist ye were Germans; and the printing-press spoke for itself.
I liked the fool well enough before; or wist I liked him.
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Had I wist the same, as wot the saints, I had been sore afeard," responded Maude.
Well, thou wist that the man which had leprosy was bidden to show him unto the priest, the which was to declare if his malady were true leprosy or no.
Dame Agnes, "wist not how to speak unto a damosel of high degree?
Truly, I can but bid thee ask that of Himself, for none wist that mystery save His own great heart.
Then thou wist not that jewels be alway covered with stone-crust, ere the cutter polish them?
Wist thou that `He loved thee, and gave Himself for thee?
But an' I could meet with one that wist to read, and that were my true friend, I would fain cause her to tell me what I would know thereabout.
Thou wist well enough that I would say my Lord of Kent.
And fain would he have followed it indeed, But wistnot whither it would have him go.
But when The captain heard the gossip of his men Touching this marvel, the strange news begot No merry mood in him, who wist not what Should be the meaning of the miracle, Nor whether 'twere an omen good or ill.
THE DREAM OF MAN To the eye and the ear of the Dreamer This Dream out of darkness flew, Through the horn or the ivory portal, But he wist not which of the two.
Thus, to the Soul of the Dreamer, This Dream out of darkness flew, Through the horn or the ivory portal, But he wist not which of the two.
The surprise of Joseph and Mary that He had thus dealt with them is answered by Jesus' surprise that they did not certainly know where He would be: "Wist ye not that I must be in My Father's House?
Then said Paul: I wist not brethren, that he was the high priest.
But they wist not what that word meant, and it was hid from them that they understood it not.
But they wist not what that saying meant, and were afraid to ask him.
None knew this country, nor wist how far the journey might carry him.
Pale now and distraught, the Lady Catharine Knollys wist little of what went on before her.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "wist" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
