hæst

Old English

Alternative forms

• hēst

Etymology

Proto-Germanic *haifstiz (“violence”). Akin to Old Frisian hāste "haste", Old Norse heifst "hatred", Gothic haifsts "quarrel", Lithuanian kaipstù, kaiptī "to be dizzy".

Noun

hǣst f

1. violence, fury
2. strife

Declension

    Declension of hæst (strong ō-stem)

	Singular	Plural
nominative	hǣst	hǣsta, hǣste
accusative	hǣste	hǣsta, hǣste
genitive	hǣste	hǣsta
dative	hǣste	hǣstum

Adjective

hǣst

1. violent
2. vehement