Old English · verb
mæstan
- Part of speech
- verb
- Verb class
- weak class 1
- IPA
- /ˈmæs.tɑn/
- Syllables
- ˈmæs · tɑn (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- fatten
Meaning
-
to fatten (animals etc.)
Conjugation
All forms (13)
Etymology
Equivalent to mæst (“mast (forest nuts)”) + -an. Cognate with Middle Dutch mesten (Dutch mesten), Old High German masten (German mästen).
Descendants
mast
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