hæst

See also: häst

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

  • IPA(key): /xæːst/, [hæːst]

Noun

hǣst f

  1. violence, fury
  2. strife

Declension

Descendants

  • Middle English: heste (hapax)

Adjective

hǣst

  1. violent
  2. vehement

Declension

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