wastyne

Middle English

Alternative forms

wastayne, wastene, wasteyn, wasteyne, wastin, wastine

Etymology

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman wastine, from Medieval Latin wastīna, from Proto-West Germanic *wōstini; equivalent to wast (“desolate”) +‎ -ine. Doublet of westen (“wasteland”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /wasˈtiːn(ə)/, /wasˈtæi̯n(ə)/, /ˈwastin(ə)/, /waːs-/

Noun

wastyne

(uncommon) wasteland, wilderness

References

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

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