westen
Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From west.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
westen n (uncountable)
- west
- De zon gaat onder in het westen. — The sun sets in the west.
Antonyms[edit]
Coordinate terms[edit]
- (compass points)
noordwesten | noorden | noordoosten |
westen | oosten | |
zuidwesten | zuiden | zuidoosten |
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- → Trió: weste
Anagrams[edit]
Middle English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Old English westan, westane, from Proto-West Germanic *westanā (“westwards”), from Proto-Germanic *westanē (“westwards”). Compare west (“west”).
Alternative forms[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
westen (uncountable)
Adjective[edit]
westen
- (rare, Early Middle English) western (of the west)
Descendants[edit]
- Yola: westan
Adverb[edit]
westen
- (rare, Early Middle English) westwards (from the west)
References[edit]
- “westen, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
- “westen(e, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
- “westen(e, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 2[edit]
From Old English wēsten (“a desert, waste”), from Proto-West Germanic *wōstini (“a waste, wilderness”). Doublet of wastyne; compare weste (“desolate”).
Alternative forms[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
westen
References[edit]
- “wẹ̄sten, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 3[edit]
From west (“west”) + -en (infinitival suffix).
Alternative forms[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
westen (third-person singular simple present westeth, present participle westende, westynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle wested)
Conjugation[edit]
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants[edit]
- English: west
References[edit]
- “westen, v.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 4[edit]
Inherited from Old English wēstan, from Proto-West Germanic *wōstijan; equivalent to weste (“desolate”) + -en (infinitival suffix). Compare wasten.
Alternative forms[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
westen (third-person singular simple present westeth, present participle westynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle weste) (uncommon)
- To devastate; to lay waste to.
- To waste away; to weaken
Conjugation[edit]
infinitive | (to) westen, weste | ||
---|---|---|---|
present tense | past tense | ||
1st-person singular | weste | weste | |
2nd-person singular | westest | westest | |
3rd-person singular | westeth | weste | |
subjunctive singular | weste | ||
imperative singular | — | ||
plural1 | westen, weste | westen, weste | |
imperative plural | westeth, weste | — | |
participles | westynge, westende | west |
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
References[edit]
- “wẹ̄sten, v.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 5[edit]
Verb[edit]
westen
- Alternative form of wisten
Old English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-West Germanic *wōstini. Related to Old English wēste (“void, desolate”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
wēsten ?
Declension[edit]
(when neuter)
(when masculine)
(when feminine)
Descendants[edit]
Adjective[edit]
wēsten
Declension[edit]
Tok Pisin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Adjective[edit]
westen
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