Old English · noun

est

Normalised ēst

Part of speech: noun, masculine / feminine
Declension: strong i-stem
IPA: /eːst/
Syllables: eːst (1 syllable)
Modern English: est este consent favor grace kindness

Meaning

consent, grace, favor; kindness
pleasure

Declension

Declension of est
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	ēst	ēstas ēste ēsta
Accusative	ēst ēste	ēstas ēste ēsta
Genitive	ēstes ēste	ēsta
Dative	ēste	ēstum

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *ansti, from Proto-Germanic *anstiz (“grace, thanks”), derivative of Proto-Germanic *unnaną (“to grant, thank”), from Proto-Indo-European *ān- (“to notice; face, mouth”). Cognate with Old Saxon anst (“grace, favor”), Old High German anst (“goodwill, benevolence, thanks, grace”), Gothic (ansts, “joy, grace, thankfulness”). Related to Old English unnan (“to grant, allow”). More at own.

Descendants

est, este

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