"yest" meaning in Middle English

See yest in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /jɛst/, /jɛːst/ Forms: yeste [alternative], ȝeest [alternative], ȝest [alternative], yeaste [alternative], gyst [alternative], gest [alternative], yeest [alternative]
Rhymes: -ɛst, -ɛːst Etymology: From Old English ġist, ġyst, from Proto-Germanic *jestuz. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|ġist}} Old English ġist, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*jestuz}} Proto-Germanic *jestuz Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=|var=}} yest, {{enm-noun|-}} yest (uncountable)
  1. The broth or foam created by beer. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-yest-enm-noun-S9N0w2L5 Categories (other): Beer Disambiguation of Beer: 100 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Head templates: {{head|enm|noun}} yest
  1. alternative form of geste (“tale”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: geste (extra: tale)
    Sense id: en-yest-enm-noun-W6BNY2nx
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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