cheste
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old English ċest, ċist, from Proto-Germanic *kistō, from Latin cista, from Ancient Greek κίστη (kístē), from Proto-Indo-European *kisteh₂.
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Noun
cheste (plural chestes)
- A large container; a chest or footlocker.
- A safe, strongbox; a secure chest for treasured items and possessions.
- A coffin or casket (a box where the remains of the dead are stored)
- chest, abdomen (central portion of the body; home of the soul in medieval thought)
- (rare) A basket or bowl; a container without a top side.
- (rare) A separated or divided area; a section.
Descendants
References
- “chest(e (n.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-26.
Etymology 2
From Old English ċēast.
Noun
cheste
- Alternative form of chest (“discord”)
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 derived from Latin
- Middle English terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Middle English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Middle English terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Middle English/ɛst
- Middle English lemmas
- Middle English nouns
- Middle English terms with rare senses
- enm:Containers