þester
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology 1
From Old English þīestre, þēostre (adjective) and þīestru, þēostru (noun), from Proto-Germanic *þiustrijaz (adjective), *þiustrį̄ (noun).
Pronunciation
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Early ME" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈθiːstər/, /ˈθuːstər/
- IPA(key): /ˈθeːstər/, /ˈθɛstər/
Adjective
þester (primarily Early ME)
- Dark, gloomy; not providing or giving off much light or brightness.
- Black or blackish; darkly coloured or shaded.
- (rare) Immoral, religiously ignorant.
- (rare) Incomprehensible, vague, or lacking detail.
Related terms
Descendants
- English: thester (obsolete)
References
- “thẹ̄̆ster (n.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-09-21.
Noun
þester (uncountable) (primarily Early ME)
- The state or quality of being dark; lack of light or brightness.
- (rare) Religious torment or torture; the fires of hell.
Descendants
- English: thester (obsolete)
References
- “thẹ̄̆ster (n.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-09-21.
Etymology 2
From Old English þēostrian, þȳstrian.
Verb
þester
- Alternative form of þestren
Categories:
- Middle English terms inherited from Old English
- Middle English terms derived from Old English
- Middle English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Middle English terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Middle English terms with IPA pronunciation
- Middle English lemmas
- Middle English adjectives
- Middle English terms with rare senses
- Middle English nouns
- Middle English uncountable nouns
- Middle English verbs
- enm:Colour
- enm:Light
- enm:Religion