The spelling of the word "wast unsteady" may seem peculiar to some, but it is actually a dialectal variation of "was not steady." In IPA phonetic transcription, it would be pronounced as /wʌz ʌnˈstɛdi/. The use of "wast" instead of "was" is an archaic form of the verb, commonly found in older English texts. The word "unsteady" is pronounced as /ʌnˈstɛdi/ and means not firm or regular in movement or direction.