westy
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈwɛsti/
- Rhymes: -ɛsti
Etymology 1
From Middle English westi, westig (“desolate, deserted, lonely”), from Old English wēstiġ (“waste, deserted”), from wēste (“waste, desert”) + -iġ (“-y”). See waste.
Adjective
westy (comparative more westy, superlative most westy)
- (obsolete) Waste; desert.
Etymology 2
Origin obscure. Probably from Middle English westi (“desolate, deserted, lonely”) (see above), or possibly related to Scots weest (“depressed, uneasy, anxious”).
Adjective
westy (comparative more westy, superlative most westy)
- (dialectal) Dizzy, giddy, confused.
- c. 1600, Joseph Hall, Satires
- Whiles he lies wallowing, with a westy head
- c. 1600, Joseph Hall, Satires
Anagrams
- Stewy, stewy, wytes
Welsh
Noun
westy
- Soft mutation of gwesty.
Mutation
Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
gwesty | westy | ngwesty | unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |