weste
See also: Weste
Middle English
editEtymology 1
editFrom 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
editPronunciation
editAdjective
editweste
- (chiefly Early Middle English) uncultivated, deserted, desolate
Related terms
editNoun
editweste
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
editVerb
editweste
- Alternative form of westen (“to move west”)
Etymology 3
editVerb
editweste
- Alternative form of westen (“to devastate”)
Old English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-West Germanic *wōstī (“waste, desolate”).
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editwēste
Declension
editDeclension of wēste — Strong
Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
---|---|---|---|
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
Descendants
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