Biest
See also: biest
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
First attested as Biest in 1838-1857. Derived from bies (“rush, Scirpus sp.”) with collectivising suffix -t. The toponym may also refer to the practice of using relatively open locations covered with rushes as meeting places and village squares.
See also Limburgish Beest.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Biest n
- A neighbourhood of Weert, Limburg, Netherlands.
References edit
German edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Via Middle Low German and/or West Central German from Middle Dutch beest, itself from Old French beste, from Latin bēstia. Doublet of Bestie.
Noun edit
Biest n (strong, genitive Biestes or Biests, plural Biester)
- (usually derogatory) animal, beast, any kind but especially an annoying one, e.g. an insect, pest, aggressive dog, etc.
- Synonym: Viech
- (by extension) someone who behaves in an antisocial manner
Declension edit
Declension of Biest [neuter, strong]
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Etymology 2 edit
From Middle High German biest, from Old High German biost, from Proto-West Germanic *beust.[1]
Noun edit
Biest m (strong, genitive Biestes or Biests, no plural)
- beestings (first milk of a cow after giving birth)
Declension edit
Declension of Biest [sg-only, masculine, strong]
Derived terms edit
References edit
- ^ Friedrich Kluge (1995) “Biest m., Biestmilch f.”, in Elmar Seebold, editor, Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the German Language] (in German), 23rd edition, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 109
Further reading edit
- “Biest” in Duden online
- “Biest” in Duden online
- “Biest” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Biest” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.