See also: häst

Old English edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Proto-West Germanic *haifsti, from Proto-Germanic *haifstiz (violence). Akin to Old Saxon hāste (haste), Old Norse heifst (hatred), Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌹𐍆𐍃𐍄𐍃 (haifsts, quarrel), Lithuanian kaipstù, kaiptī (to be dizzy).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /xæːst/, [hæːst]

Noun edit

hǣst f

  1. violence, fury
  2. strife

Declension edit

Descendants edit

  • Middle English: heste (hapax)

Adjective edit

hǣst

  1. violent
  2. vehement

Declension edit