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 | AnonymousBut thy hest to yield my weapon stung my soul to bitter strife, Dearer is the bow gandiva unto Arjun than his life!
Maha-bharata | AnonymousBǫvarr 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. ChambersGrettir svarar: "Eigi m ek minna hafa fyrir hest minn, en at sj rlinn."
Beowulf | R. W. Chambers
British Dictionary definitions for hest
/ (hɛst) /
an archaic word for behest
Origin of hest
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