The phrase "wast out woods" is spelled using the Middle English spelling convention. "Wast" is the past tense of "be" and "out" means "out of". "Woods" refers to a forest or a dense group of trees. The IPA phonetic transcription of "wast" is /wɑːst/, "out" is /aʊt/, and "woods" is /wʊdz/. "Wast out woods" is a phrase that describes being out of a forest or woods, and it is often used in literature from Middle English times.