wastite
Middle English
Alternative forms
- waastete, wastete
Etymology
From wast (“desolate”) + -ite, calquing Latin vāstitās.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌwaːstiˈteː/, /ˈwaːstiteː/
Noun
wastite (uncountable)
- (rare) waste, desolation
References
- “wā̆stetẹ̄, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.