hest

[ hest ]

/ hɛst /

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noun Archaic.

behest.

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Origin of hest

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

Words nearby hest

Hessian boot, Hessian boots, Hessian fly, hessite, hessonite, hest, Hester, Hestia, Heston and Isleworth, Hesychast, het

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How to use hest in a sentence

Alkahest, Alcahest, al′ka-hest, n. the universal solvent of the alchemists.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)|Various
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

an archaic word for behest

Word Origin for hest

Old English hǣs; related to hātan to promise, command

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