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Affixes
-est2
Also ‑st.
Forming the second person singular of verbs.
Old English ‑est, ‑ast, ‑st.
This ending, like ‑eth for the third person singular (see ‑eth2) is archaic. Examples include canst, comest, goest, knowest, sayest.
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