westy
English edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle English westi, westig (“desolate, deserted, lonely”), from Old English wēstiġ (“waste, deserted”), from wēste (“waste, desert”) + -iġ (“-y”). See waste.
Adjective edit
westy (comparative more westy, superlative most westy)
Etymology 2 edit
Origin obscure. Probably from Middle English westi (“desolate, deserted, lonely”) (see above), or possibly related to Scots weest (“depressed, uneasy, anxious”).
Adjective edit
westy (comparative more westy, superlative most westy)
- (dialectal) Dizzy, giddy, confused.
- c. 1600, John Ayliffe, Satires:
- Whiles he lies wallowing, with a westy head
Anagrams edit
Welsh edit
Noun edit
westy
- Soft mutation of gwesty.
Mutation edit
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| gwesty | westy | ngwesty | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||