wastite

Middle English

Alternative forms

waastete, wastete

Etymology

From wast (“desolate”) +‎ -ite, calquing Latin vāstitās.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌwaːstiˈteː/, /ˈwaːstiteː/

Noun

wastite (uncountable)

(rare) waste, desolation

References

“wā̆stetẹ̄, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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