Biest

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

First attested as Biest in 1838-1857. Derived from bies (rush, Scirpus sp.) with collectivising suffix -t. The toponym may also refer to the practice of using relatively open locations covered with rushes as meeting places and village squares.

See also Limburgish Beest.

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Biest n

  1. A neighbourhood of Weert, Limburg, Netherlands.

References[edit]

  • van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “biest”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

German[edit]

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Etymology 1[edit]

Via Middle Low German and/or West Central German from Middle Dutch beest, itself from Old French beste, from Latin bēstia. Doublet of Bestie.

Noun[edit]

Biest n (strong, genitive Biestes or Biests, plural Biester)

  1. (usually derogatory) animal, beast, any kind but especially an annoying one, e.g. an insect, pest, aggressive dog, etc.
    Synonym: Viech
  2. (by extension) someone who behaves in an antisocial manner
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Etymology 2[edit]

From Middle High German biest, from Old High German biost, from Proto-West Germanic *beust.[1]

Noun[edit]

Biest m (strong, genitive Biestes or Biests, no plural)

  1. beestings (first milk of a cow after giving birth)
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References[edit]

  1. ^ Friedrich Kluge (1995), “Biest m., Biestmilch f.”, in Elmar Seebold, editor, Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the German Language] (in German), 23rd edition, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 109

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