hest
See also: heşt
English
Etymology
From Middle English, alteration of Middle English hes, from Old English hǣs (“command”). Akin to Old English hātan "to command". More at hight.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /hɛst/
- Rhymes: -ɛst
Noun
hest (plural hests)
- (obsolete) Command, injunction.
- c. 1610-11, William Shakespeare, The Tempest, Act III scene i:
- FERDINAND: […] What is your name?
- MIRANDA: Miranda — O my father! / I have broke your hest to say so.
- c. 1610-11, William Shakespeare, The Tempest, Act III scene i:
Related terms
Translations
command, injunction
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Danish
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hest
Etymology
From Old Norse hestr (“stallion”), from Proto-Germanic *hangistaz. Cognate to hingst (“stallion”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /hɛst/, [hɛsd̥]
Inflection
Derived terms
Faroese
Icelandic
Norwegian Bokmål
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Politi på hest i København, Danmark
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Etymology 2
From Old Norse hestr, from Proto-Germanic *hangistaz.
Derived terms
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