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westan

westan

Old English

Alternative forms

  • wǣstan

Verb

wēstan

  1. to ravage, spoil
  2. to lay waste, devastate; desolate

Conjugation

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Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wōstijaną ‎(“to lay waste”). Akin to Old Saxon wōstian, Old High German wuosten (German wüsten).

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