westan

Middle English

Noun

westan

1. Alternative form of westen (“west”)

Northern Kurdish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wɛsˈtɑːn/

Noun

westan f

1. weariness, fatigue, tiredness

   Synonym: qefîlî

Old English

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *wōstijan (“to lay waste”).

Alternative forms

• wœ̄stan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈweːs.tɑn/

Verb

wēstan

1. to ravage, spoil
2. to lay waste, devastate; desolate

Conjugation

Conjugation of wēstan (weak class 1)

infinitive	wēstan	wēstenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	wēste	wēste
second person singular	wēstest, wēst	wēstest
third person singular	wēsteþ, wēst	wēste
plural	wēstaþ	wēston
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	wēste	wēste
plural	wēsten	wēsten
imperative
singular	wēst
plural	wēstaþ
participle	present	past
	wēstende	(ġe)wēsted

Derived terms

• āwēstan
• ġewēstan
• onwēstan

Descendants

• Middle English: westen

Etymology 2

From Proto-West Germanic *westanā, from Proto-Germanic *westanē.

Alternative forms

• westane

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwes.tɑn/

Adverb

westan

1. from the west

Descendants

• Middle English: westen, westan, westene
  • Yola: westan

Yola

Etymology

From Middle English westan, from Old English westan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwɛstən/

Adjective

westan

1. west
   • 1867, GLOSSARY OF THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 79:

     Westan wyeene.

     The west wind.

References

• Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 78