hest

(hest)

noun

Archaic behest; bidding; order

Origin: 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

See hest in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
Archaic
Command; behest.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , alteration of hes

Origin: , from Old English hǣs; see kei-2 in Indo-European roots

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