hæst
See also: häst
Old English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Proto-West Germanic *haifsti, from Proto-Germanic *haifstiz (“violence”). Akin to Old Saxon hāste (“haste”), Old Norse heifst (“hatred”), Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌹𐍆𐍃𐍄𐍃 (haifsts, “quarrel”), Lithuanian kaipstù, kaiptī (“to be dizzy”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /xæːst/, [hæːst]
Noun
hǣst f
Declension
Strong ō-stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | hǣst | hǣsta, hǣste |
| accusative | hǣste | hǣsta, hǣste |
| genitive | hǣste | hǣsta |
| dative | hǣste | hǣstum |
Descendants
- Middle English: heste (hapax)
Adjective
hǣst
Declension
Declension of hǣst — Strong
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | hǣst | hǣst | hǣst |
| Accusative | hǣstne | hǣste | hǣst |
| Genitive | hǣstes | hǣstre | hǣstes |
| Dative | hǣstum | hǣstre | hǣstum |
| Instrumental | hǣste | hǣstre | hǣste |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | hǣste | hǣsta, hǣste | hǣst |
| Accusative | hǣste | hǣsta, hǣste | hǣst |
| Genitive | hǣstra | hǣstra | hǣstra |
| Dative | hǣstum | hǣstum | hǣstum |
| Instrumental | hǣstum | hǣstum | hǣstum |
Declension of hǣst — Weak
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | hǣsta | hǣste | hǣste |
| Accusative | hǣstan | hǣstan | hǣste |
| Genitive | hǣstan | hǣstan | hǣstan |
| Dative | hǣstan | hǣstan | hǣstan |
| Instrumental | hǣstan | hǣstan | hǣstan |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | hǣstan | hǣstan | hǣstan |
| Accusative | hǣstan | hǣstan | hǣstan |
| Genitive | hǣstra, hǣstena | hǣstra, hǣstena | hǣstra, hǣstena |
| Dative | hǣstum | hǣstum | hǣstum |
| Instrumental | hǣstum | hǣstum | hǣstum |