westan
Middle English
Noun
westan
- alternative form of westen (“west”)
Northern Kurdish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /wɛsˈtɑːn/
Noun
westan f
Old English
Etymology 1
From Proto-West Germanic *wōstijan (“to lay waste”).
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈweːs.tɑn/
Verb
wēstan
Conjugation
Conjugation of wēstan (weak, class 1)
| infinitive | wēstan | wēstenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | wēste | wēste |
| second person singular | wēstest, wēst | wēstest |
| third person singular | wēsteþ, wēst | wēste |
| plural | wēstaþ | wēston |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | wēste | wēste |
| plural | wēsten | wēsten |
| imperative | ||
| singular | wēst | |
| plural | wēstaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| wēstende | (ġe)wēsted | |
Derived terms
- āwēstan
- ġewēstan
- onwēstan
Descendants
- Middle English: westen
Etymology 2
From Proto-West Germanic *westanā, from Proto-Germanic *westanē.
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈwes.tɑn/
Adverb
westan
- from the west
Derived terms
Descendants
Yola
Etymology
From Middle English westan, from Old English westan.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈwɛstən/
Adjective
westan
- west
- 1867, GLOSSARY OF THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 79:
- Westan wyeene.
- The west wind.
References
- Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828), William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 78