westan
Old English
Alternative forms
- wǣstan, ƿēstan
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *wōstijaną (“to lay waste”). Akin to Old Saxon wōstian, Old High German wuosten (German wüsten).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈweːstɑn/
Verb
wēstan
- to ravage, spoil
- to lay waste, devastate; desolate
Conjugation
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
- Middle English: westen
- Scots: wast, waist, weist, weast (partially)
- English: weest