hest
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See also: heşt
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English, alteration of Middle English hes from Old English hǣs (“command”). Akin to Old English hātan "to command". More at hight.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
hest (plural hests)
- (obsolete) Command, injunction.
- 1610, The Tempest, by Shakespeare, act 3 scene 1
- FERDINAND: [...] What is your name?
- MIRANDA. Miranda — O my father! / I have broke your hest to say so.
- 1610, The Tempest, by Shakespeare, act 3 scene 1
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
command, injunction
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Anagrams[edit]
Danish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Norse hestr (“stallion”), from Proto-Germanic *hangistaz.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
hest c (singular definite hesten, plural indefinite heste)
Derived terms[edit]
Inflection[edit]
Declension of hest
References[edit]
- “hest” in Den Danske Ordbog
Faroese[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
hest
Icelandic[edit]
Noun[edit]
hest
- indefinite accusative singular of hestur
Norwegian Bokmål[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Adjective[edit]
hest
Etymology 2[edit]
From Old Norse hestr, from Proto-Germanic *hangistaz.
Noun[edit]
hest m (definite singular hesten, indefinite plural hester, definite plural hestene)
- a horse
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- “hest” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Norse hestr, from Proto-Germanic *hangistaz.
Noun[edit]
hest m (definite singular hesten, indefinite plural hestar, definite plural hestane)
- a horse
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- “hest” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Zazaki[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Indo-Iranian (compare Persian هشت (hašt)), from Proto-Indo-European *oḱtṓw.
Numeral[edit]
hest
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