Old English · proper noun
Este
Normalised Ēste
- Part of speech
- proper noun, masculine
- Declension
- strong i-stem
- IPA
- /ˈeːs.te/
- Syllables
- ˈeːs · te (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- aestiiowned
Meaning
-
the Aestii, or the land owned by the Aestii
And Weonodland wæs ūs ealne weġ, on steorbord, ōð Wīslemūðan. Sēo Wīsle is swyðe myċel ēa, and hīo tōlīð Witland, and Weonodland; and ðæt Witland belimpeð tō Ēstum
Slavia was to our starboard the whole way to the mouth of the Vistula. The Vistula is a very great river, and it divides Witland and Slavia; and Witland belongs to the Aestii
Voyages of Ohthere and Wulfstan
Declension
All forms (3)
Etymology
From the name of the Aestii tribe (see Wikipedia).
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