chesten
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle English chesten, from Old English ċisten (“chestnut”), from Latin castanea (“chestnut; chestnut-tree”), from Ancient Greek καστάνεια (kastáneia), from κᾰ́στᾰνᾰ (kắstănă). Akin to Old High German chestinna ("chestnut"; > German dialectal Keste).
Noun
[edit]chesten (plural chestens)
- (obsolete) A chestnut.
- (obsolete) A chestnut-tree.
Anagrams
[edit]Middle English
[edit]Noun
[edit]chesten (plural chestens)
- Alternative form of chesteyne (“chestnut”)
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