hest

[ hest ]

/ hɛst /

noun Archaic.

behest.

Origin of hest

before 1150; Middle English hest(e), Old English hǣs; akin to hātan to bid

Words nearby hest

Hessian boot, Hessian boots, Hessian fly, hessite, hessonite, hest, Hester, Hestia, Heston and Isleworth, Hesychast, het

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Example sentences from the Web for hest

Straightway the thanes of Etzel / ready stood her hest to do.
The Nibelungenlied|Unknown
For this thing was plain, that the most part of the people was loyal to the King, and minded to follow him and obey Calote's hest.
Long Will|Florence Converse
And his brothers and his kinsmen duteously his hest obey, With each parting guest and monarch journey on the home ward way.
Maha-bharata|Anonymous
Engi mar mtti fara upp dalinn me hest er hund, vat at var egar drepit.
Beowulf|R. W. Chambers

Hest here seems possible; meseems myriad lives still linger here, awaiting some one great summons.
At Home And Abroad|Margaret Fuller Ossoli

British Dictionary definitions for hest

hest

/ (hɛst) /

noun

an archaic word for behest

Word Origin for hest

Old English hǣs; related to hātan to promise, command

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单词	hest
释义	hest [ hest ] / hɛst / noun Archaic. behest. Origin of hest before 1150; Middle English hest(e), Old English hǣs; akin to hātan to bid Words nearby hest Hessian boot, Hessian boots, Hessian fly, hessite, hessonite, hest, Hester, Hestia, Heston and Isleworth, Hesychast, het Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for hest Straightway the thanes of Etzel / ready stood her hest to do. The Nibelungenlied\|Unknown For this thing was plain, that the most part of the people was loyal to the King, and minded to follow him and obey Calote's hest. Long Will\|Florence Converse And his brothers and his kinsmen duteously his hest obey, With each parting guest and monarch journey on the home ward way. Maha-bharata\|Anonymous Engi mar mtti fara upp dalinn me hest er hund, vat at var egar drepit. Beowulf\|R. W. Chambers Hest here seems possible; meseems myriad lives still linger here, awaiting some one great summons. At Home And Abroad\|Margaret Fuller Ossoli British Dictionary definitions for hest hest / (hɛst) / noun an archaic word for behest Word Origin for hest Old English hǣs; related to hātan to promise, command Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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