gastine

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Medieval Latin wastīna, from Frankish *wōstini; equivalent to gast +‎ -ine.

Noun

gastine oblique singular, f (oblique plural gastines, nominative singular gastine, nominative plural gastines)

  1. pillaging; looting
  2. wasteland; deserted, barren area

Descendants

  • Middle French: gastine
  • → Middle English: wastyne, wastayne, wastene, wasteyn, wasteyne, wastin, wastine
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