hest

[ hest ]

nounArchaic.

Origin of hest

1
before 1150; Middle English hest(e), Old English hǣs; akin to hātan to bid

Words Nearby hest

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How to use hest in a sentence

  • Alkahest, Alcahest, al′ka-hest, n. the universal solvent of the alchemists.

  • And his brothers and his kinsmen duteously his hest obey, With each parting guest and monarch journey on the home ward way.

    Maha-bharata | Anonymous
  • But thy hest to yield my weapon stung my soul to bitter strife, Dearer is the bow gandiva unto Arjun than his life!

    Maha-bharata | Anonymous
  • Bǫvarr leiir san hest sinn stall hj konungs hestum hinum beztu ok spyrr engan at; gekk san inn hǫllina, ok var ar ftt manna.

    Beowulf | R. W. Chambers
  • Grettir svarar: "Eigi m ek minna hafa fyrir hest minn, en at sj rlinn."

    Beowulf | R. W. Chambers

British Dictionary definitions for hest

hest

/ (hɛst) /


noun
  1. an archaic word for behest

Origin of hest

1
Old English hǣs; related to hātan to promise, command

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