hæst

== Old English == === Alternative forms === hǣste hēst — late Kentish === Etymology === Proto-West Germanic *haifsti, from Proto-Germanic *haifstiz (“violence”). Akin to Old Saxon hāste (“haste”), Old Norse heifst (“hatred”), Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌹𐍆𐍃𐍄𐍃 (haifsts, “quarrel”), Lithuanian kaipstù, kaiptī (“to be dizzy”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /xæːst/, [hæːst] Rhymes: -æːst === Noun === hǣst f violence, fury strife ==== Declension ==== Strong ō-stem: ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: heste (hapax) === Adjective === hǣst violent vehement ==== Declension ====