eldertongue

Old English · noun

nest

Part of speech
noun, neuter
Declension
strong a-stem
IPA
/nest/
Syllables
nest (1 syllable)
Modern English
nest

nest1 · adjective · alternative form

Senses

  1. alternative form of nīehst

nest2 · noun · neuter

Senses

  1. nest

    Ealle fuglas habbaþ heora nest ongunnen būtan þē and mē. Hwæs ābīdaþ wit?

    All the birds have started their nests except for you and me. What are we waiting for?

Declension · strong a-stem

Declension of nest
SingularPlural
Nominative nestnest
Accusative nestnest
Genitive nestesnesta
Dative nestenestum

All forms (5)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *nest, from Proto-Germanic *nestą. Cognate with Old Church Slavonic гнѣздо (gnězdo, “nest”), Old Irish net (“nest”), Latin nīdus (“nest”), Sanskrit नीड (nīḍa, “nest”), Albanian neth (“sprout, bud”), Old Armenian նիստ (nist, “sitting; seat; property”).

Descendants

nest

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