awestend

Old English

Etymology

Equivalent to āwēstan +‎ -end, more at wēstan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɑːˈweːs.tend/

Noun

āwēstend m

  1. a destroyer, devastator, ravager

Declension

Strong nd-stem:

singular plural
nominative āwēstend āwēstend, āwēstende, āwēstendas
accusative āwēstend āwēstend, āwēstende, āwēstendas
genitive āwēstendes āwēstendra
dative āwēstende āwēstendum
  • āwēstan (“to lay waste, destroy, devastate, ravage”)
  • wēsten (“wasteland, desert, wilderness”)
  • wēste (“waste, uncultivated, desert, empty”)

References

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