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Old English · adjective

westen

Normalised wēsten

Part of speech
adjective
IPA
/ˈweːs.ten/
Syllables
ˈweːs · ten (2 syllables)
Modern English
desolatedesertwastelandwastewilderness

westen1 · adjective

Senses

  1. desolate, waste

Declension

Strong declension of westen
MasculineFeminineNeuter
Singular
Nominative wēstenwēstenuwēstnuwēstenowēstnowēsten
Accusative wēstennewēstenewēstnewēsten
Genitive wēsteneswēstneswēstenrewēsteneswēstnes
Dative wēstenumwēstnumwēstenrewēstenumwēstnum
Instrumental wēstenewēstnewēstenrewēstenewēstne
Plural
Nominative wēstenewēstnewēstenawēstnawēstenewēstnewēstenuwēstnuwēstenowēstno
Accusative wēstenewēstnewēstenawēstnawēstenewēstnewēstenuwēstnuwēstenowēstno
Genitive wēstenrawēstenrawēstenra
Dative wēstenumwēstnumwēstenumwēstnumwēstenumwēstnum
Instrumental wēstenumwēstnumwēstenumwēstnumwēstenumwēstnum
Weak declension of westen
MasculineFeminineNeuter
Singular
Nominative wēstenawēstnawēstenewēstnewēstenewēstne
Accusative wēstenanwēstnanwēstenanwēstnanwēstenewēstne
Genitive wēstenanwēstnanwēstenanwēstnanwēstenanwēstnan
Dative wēstenanwēstnanwēstenanwēstnanwēstenanwēstnan
Instrumental wēstenanwēstnanwēstenanwēstnanwēstenanwēstnan
Plural
Nominative wēstenanwēstnanwēstenanwēstnanwēstenanwēstnan
Accusative wēstenanwēstnanwēstenanwēstnanwēstenanwēstnan
Genitive wēstenrawēstenenawēstnenawēstenrawēstenenawēstnenawēstenrawēstenenawēstnena
Dative wēstenumwēstnumwēstenumwēstnumwēstenumwēstnum
Instrumental wēstenumwēstnumwēstenumwēstnumwēstenumwēstnum

westen2 · noun · masculine/feminine/neuter

Senses

  1. wasteland, desert, wilderness

    c. 990, Wessex Gospels, Mark 1:13-14

    And he was in the wilderness for forty days and forty nights, and was tempted by Satan; and he was with wild animals, and was served by angels.

Declension · strong a-stem

Declension of westen
SingularPlural
Nominative wēstenwēstenaswēstennaswēstenawēstennawēstenewēstennewēstenu
Accusative wēstenwēstenewēstennewēstenaswēstennaswēstenawēstennawēstenewēstennewēstenu
Genitive wēsteneswēstenneswēstenewēstennewēstenawēstenna
Dative wēstenewēstennewēstenumwēstennum

All forms (25)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *wōstini. Related to Old English wēste (“void, desolate”).

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