werst

English

Noun

werst (plural wersts)

  1. Obsolete spelling of verst.

Adjective

werst

  1. Obsolete spelling of worst.

Anagrams

Dutch

Etymology

From Russian верста́ (verstá).

Pronunciation

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Noun

werst f (plural wersten, diminutive werstje n)

  1. verst (obsolete Russian unit of length)
    • 1974, Drs. P, “Dodenrit”, in Dodenrit:
      Het is van hier naar Omsk nog een kleine honderd werst / 't Is prettig dat de paarden net vanmiddag zijn ververst / Maar jammer dat de wolven ons toch hebben ingehaald / Men ziet de flinke eetlust die hun uit de ogen straalt
      We have just under 100 verst to go from here to Omsk / How nice that the horses were changed just this afternoon / But too bad the wolves caught up with us anyway / One can see the considerable appetite radiating from their eyes
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