-st
variant of -est1 :
first; least.
-st2
variant of -est2 :
hadst; wouldst; dost.
-est2
suffix
forming the archaic second person singular present and past indicative tense of verbs thou goest, thou hadst
word origin
old english -est, -ast
-st
suffix
a variant of -est2
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