evest

Middle English

Alternative forms

• æfest, eust, efst

Etymology

From Old English æfest, æfst, etc.

Noun

evest (plural evests)

1. envy, jealousy
2. malice

References

• “evest”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Old Frisian

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *afanstiz, from Proto-Germanic *anstiz (“favour”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈefeːst/
• (Late Old Frisian) IPA^(key): /ˈeweːst/

Noun

evēst f

1. envy, jealousy

References

• Bremmer, Rolf H. (2009) An Introduction to Old Frisian: History, Grammar, Reader, Glossary, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN