hest

From Middle English, alteration of Middle English hes, from Old English hǣs (“command”). Akin to Old English hātan "to command". More at hight.

• IPA^(key): /hɛst/
• Rhymes: -ɛst

hest (plural hests)

1. (obsolete) Command, injunction.
   • c. 1610-11, William Shakespeare, The Tempest, Act III scene i:

     FERDINAND: […] What is your name?

     MIRANDA: Miranda — O my father! / I have broke your hest to say so.

• behest

• Esth, Seth, Tesh, eths, hets, shet, tesh

From Old Norse hestr (“stallion”), from Proto-Germanic *hangistaz. Cognate to hingst (“stallion”).

• IPA^(key): /hɛst/, [hɛsd̥]

hest c (singular definite hesten, plural indefinite heste)

1. horse

• gyngehest

• “hest” in Den Danske Ordbog

• IPA^(key): /hɛst/
• Rhymes: -ɛst
• Homophones: Hest, heyst

hest

1. indefinite accusative singular of hestur

hest

1. indefinite accusative singular of hestur

hest

1. neuter singular of hes

From Old Norse hestr, from Proto-Germanic *hangistaz.

hest m (definite singular hesten, indefinite plural hester, definite plural hestene)

1. a horse

• “hest” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

From Old Norse hestr, from Proto-Germanic *hangistaz.

hest m (definite singular hesten, indefinite plural hestar, definite plural hestane)

1. a horse

• “hest” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

• heşt

hest

1. eight