æfest

Middle English

Noun

æfest (plural æfests)

  1. Alternative form of evest: envy, malice.

Old English

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *abunsti, from Proto-Germanic *abundiz. Cognate with Old Saxon abunst, Old High German abunst, Old Norse ǫfund.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈæ.fest/, [ˈæ.vest]

Noun

æfest m

  1. jealousy, envy
  2. zeal
  3. rivalry, emulation
Declension
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Middle English: evest

Etymology 2

From ǣ + -fæst.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈæːˌfest/

Adjective

ǣfest

  1. Alternative form of ǣfæst
Declension

References

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