The phrase "hast meet" is often found in old English literature, meaning "have met." The spelling of this phrase is an example of how English orthography has evolved over time. The word "hast" comes from the Old English verb "hæfst," which means "have." The spelling of "meet," on the other hand, comes from Middle English "mete," which was pronounced as /meːt/. The /t/ ending was added to indicate the past tense. So, "hast meet" is pronounced as /hæst miːt/.
The phrase "hast meet" is a combination of two words: "hast" and "meet".
1. "Hast" comes from the Old English verb "hæbban" (pronounced "hah-bahn"), which means "have" or "to possess". Over time, the verb evolved and in Middle English, it turned into "haven". "Hast" is the second person singular form of the verb in the present tense. It is derived from the Old English word "hæfṣt" (pronounced "hahfst"), which means "you have". Eventually, "hast" became an archaic form of the word "have" and is not commonly used in modern English.
2. "Meet" is derived from the Old English word "mētan" (pronounced "may-tahn"), which means "to find" or "to encounter".