hest

  • 1Hest — (h[e^]st), n. [AS. h[=ae]s, fr. h[=a]tan to call, bid. See {Hight}, and cf. {Behest}.] Command; precept; injunction. [Archaic] See {Behest}. At thy hest. Shak. [1913 Webster] Let him that yields obey the victor s hest. Fairfax. [1913 Webster] Yet …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 2Hest — may refer to:* Ari Hest (born 1979), American singer songwriter * Greg van Hest (born 1973), Dutch runneree also* Hest Bank …

    Wikipedia

  • 3hest — /hest/, n. Archaic. behest. [bef. 1150; ME hest(e), OE haes; akin to hatan to bid] * * * …

    Universalium

  • 4hest — sb., en, e, ene, i sms. heste , fx hestekøretøj, dog hest i hestfolk og hestgarde …

    Dansk ordbog

  • 5hest — [hest] n. [ME, with unhistoric t < OE hæs, command < base of hatan, to call, akin to Ger heissen < IE base * kēi , to set in motion > L ciere, Gr kinein] Archaic behest; bidding; order …

    English World dictionary

  • 6hest — index directive, fiat Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

    Law dictionary

  • 7hest — bidding, command, O.E. hæs bidding, behest, command, from P.Gmc. *hait ti , from *haitan to call, name (see HIGHT (Cf. hight) (v.)). With t added in M.E. on model of other pairings (Cf. WIST (Cf. wist)/wesan) …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 8hest — al·ka·hest; be·hest; hest; …

    English syllables

  • 9hest — noun Etymology: Middle English hest, hes, from Old English hǣs; akin to Old English hātan to command more at hight Date: before 12th century archaic command, precept …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 10hest — [[t]hɛst[/t]] n. archaic behest • Etymology: bef. 1150; ME hest(e), OE hǣ s …

    From formal English to slang

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