nost

See also: nôt

Latvian

Adverb

nost

away
Rokas nost!
Hands off!

Middle English

Etymology

From Old English nāst, second person singular indicative of nytan (“to not know”).

Contraction

nost

Contraction of ne wost; wost not; knowest not.
þu nost wanne crist ure drikte

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References

“nost”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
“witen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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