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Oost

Oost

See also: oost

English

Proper noun

Oost

  1. A river in Germany
  2. A resort in Suriname

German Low German

Etymology

From Middle Low German ôst, from Old Saxon *ōst, from Proto-Germanic *ōstaz (branch; node; crotch; knot). Related to Dutch oest, Old English ōst (knot; knob).

Noun

Oost m (plural Oosten)

  1. A knot in a tree; burl
  2. A knothole

oost

oost

See also: Oost

Dutch

Pronunciation

Etymology

From Middle Dutch oost, from Old Dutch ōst, from Proto-Germanic *austrą. Compare German Ost, English and West Frisian east, Norwegian aust.

Adverb

oost

  1. (only in compounds) east
    Oost-Berlijn East Berlin
  2. eastwards

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Related terms

noordwest noord noordoost
west oost
zuidwest zuid zuidoost

Middle English

Alternative forms

Noun

oost

  1. host, army (clarification of this Middle English definition is being sought)

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