weste
See also: Weste
Middle English edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old English wēste, from Proto-West Germanic *wōstī, from Proto-Germanic *wōstuz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁weh₂- (“to desert”). Doublet of weste (“deserted”).
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
weste
- (chiefly Early Middle English) uncultivated, deserted, desolate
Related terms edit
Noun edit
weste
References edit
- “wẹ̄ste, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
- “wẹ̄ste, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 2 edit
Verb edit
weste
- Alternative form of westen (“to move west”)
Etymology 3 edit
Verb edit
weste
- Alternative form of westen (“to devastate”)
Old English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-West Germanic *wōstī (“waste, desolate”).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
wēste
Declension edit
Declension of wēste — Strong
Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
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Nominative | wēste | wēstu, wēsto | wēste |
Accusative | wēstne | wēste | wēste |
Genitive | wēstes | wēstre | wēstes |
Dative | wēstum | wēstre | wēstum |
Instrumental | wēste | wēstre | wēste |
Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
Nominative | wēste | wēsta, wēste | wēstu, wēsto |
Accusative | wēste | wēsta, wēste | wēstu, wēsto |
Genitive | wēstra | wēstra | wēstra |
Dative | wēstum | wēstum | wēstum |
Instrumental | wēstum | wēstum | wēstum |
Declension of wēste — Weak