weest

English

Etymology 1

From Middle English westen, from Old English wēstan (“to lay waste, ravage”), from Proto-Germanic *wōstijaną (“to waste, devastate”), from Proto-Indo-European *wāst- (“empty, void”). Cognate with Scots wast, weist (“to waste”), German wüsten (“to waste, squander”). More at waste.

Verb

weest (third-person singular simple present weests, present participle weesting, simple past and past participle weested)

1. (transitive, UK dialectal, Northern England) To waste.

Related terms

• westen
• westy

Etymology 2

From wee +‎ -est.

Adjective

weest

1. superlative form of wee: most wee

Anagrams

• Sweet, sweet, weets

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Dutch

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -eːst

Verb

weest

1. (deprecated template usage) (archaic) plural imperative of zijn
2. (with postpositioned u) imperative of zijn

   Weest u niet bang!

   Don’t be afraid!

3. (deprecated template usage) second-person (gij) singular past indicative of wijzen