westig

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *wōstīg, equivalent to wēste +‎ -iġ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈweːs.tij/

Adjective

wēstiġ

  1. waste, wasty, desert
  2. desolate

Declension

Descendants

  • Middle English: westiȝ, westi, westy, wasti
    • English: wasty
    • Scots: wastie, waistie, wasty, waisty