v. Obs. Pa. t. awiste. [f. A- pref. 1 + OE. witan to perceive, know, ‘wit.’] trans. a. To perceive, know. b. To watch over, command (a troop).
c. 1200. Moral Ode, 15, in Lamb. Hom., 288. Elde me is bi-stolen on ær ic hit a-wuste [rhymes with myste; other MSS. wiste, iwiste].
1250. Lay., 27264. Kai awiste one [ferde].
