cheste

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English ċest, ċist, from Proto-Germanic *kistō, from Latin cista, from Ancient Greek κίστη (kístē), from Proto-Indo-European *kisteh₂.

Alternative forms

chist, chiste, kist, kiste, cyst, chyst, kyst, kyste, cæste

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tʃɛst/, /tʃist/, /kist/
Rhymes: -ɛst

Noun

cheste (plural chestes)

A large container; a chest or footlocker.
A safe, strongbox; a secure chest for treasured items and possessions.
A coffin or casket (a box where the remains of the dead are stored)
chest, abdomen (central portion of the body; home of the soul in medieval thought)
(rare) A basket or bowl; a container without a top side.
(rare) A seperated or divided area; a section.

Descendants

English: chest
Scots: kist

References

“chest(e (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-26.

Etymology 2

From Old English ċēast.

Noun

cheste

Alternative form of chest (“discord”)

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