þester

Middle English

Alternative forms

• þeostre, þuster, þyster, thestur, thestir, thester

Etymology 1

From Old English þīestre.

Pronunciation

• (Early ME) IPA^(key): /ˈθiːstər/, /ˈθuːstər/
• IPA^(key): /ˈθeːstər/, /ˈθɛstər/

Adjective

þester (primarily Early ME)

1. Dark, gloomy; not providing or giving off much light or brightness.
2. Black or blackish; darkly coloured or shaded, swarthy.
3. (rare) Immoral, salacious religiously ignorant, of laity.
4. (rare) Incomprehensible, vague, or lacking detail.

Related terms

• þesternesse
• þestren
• þestri

References

• “thẹ̄̆ster, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-09-21.

Noun

þester (uncountable) (primarily Early ME)

1. The state or quality of being dark; lack of light or brightness.
2. Misery, despair, wanhope.
3. (rare) Religious torment or torture; the fires of hell.

References

• “thẹ̄̆ster, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-09-21.

Etymology 2

From Old English þēostrian, þȳstrian.

Verb

þester

1. Alternative form of þestren