Dictionary:hest

Nynorn

Etymology

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

An Etymological Dictionary of the Norn Language in Shetland (1928–1932)

Jakobsen, Jakob

*hest [hæst], *hesta [hæsta] and *hestin [hæstɩn], sb., a horse (stallion). Fo.; N.I. From U. is reported hestin as a sea-term, tabu-name for horse in fishermen’s lang. “hesta-foal”, and (abbr.) hesta are still occas. used in the N.I. denoting a wild boy, prop. a colt (reported from U. and Fe.). — In place-names hest is found as a designation of certain rocky formations, esp. rocks by the sea-shore, thus e.g. Hest (Oddste, Fe.), Hessen (*Hesten) gula [hæsən gola] (N.Roe), a yellowish rock: *hestinn gula, accuss. of “hestrinn guli”. Occas. by anglicising “horse”, e.g. de Horse o’ Hjafell [hjāfel] (Ness of Islesburgh, Nm^w.). — O.N. hestr, m., a horse, esp. a stallion.

Pronunciation

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Alternate Forms

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Noun

hest

1. horse

Inflection

nm.s.1	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	hest	hesten	hestar	hestarne
Accusative	hest	hesten	hesta	hestana
Dative	hesti	hestenon	heston	hestonon
Genitive	hests	hestsens	hesta	hestana

Synonyms

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