"þester" meaning in Middle English

See þester in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈθiːstər/ [Early-Middle-English], /ˈθuːstər/ [Early-Middle-English], /ˈθeːstər/, /ˈθɛstər/
Etymology: From Old English þīestre. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|þīestre}} Old English þīestre Head templates: {{head|enm|adjective||{{{1}}}||{{{2}}}||{{{3}}}|head=}} þester, {{enm-adj}} þester
  1. Dark, gloomy; not providing or giving off much light or brightness. Tags: Early-Middle-English Categories (topical): Colors, Light
    Sense id: en-þester-enm-adj-1wQktLZO Disambiguation of Colors: 32 11 3 11 21 9 7 6 Disambiguation of Light: 34 5 3 10 28 11 6 4 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 38 8 1 10 14 13 3 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 54 7 2 8 6 9 4 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 65 6 1 6 4 8 4 7
  2. Black or blackish; darkly coloured or shaded, swarthy. Tags: Early-Middle-English
    Sense id: en-þester-enm-adj-xx~ayXuD
  3. (rare) Immoral, salacious religiously ignorant, of laity. Tags: Early-Middle-English, rare
    Sense id: en-þester-enm-adj-3iqpJIMR
  4. (rare) Incomprehensible, vague, or lacking detail. Tags: Early-Middle-English, rare Categories (topical): Light, Religion
    Sense id: en-þester-enm-adj-zuBO6jsf Disambiguation of Light: 34 5 3 10 28 11 6 4 Disambiguation of Religion: 0 0 3 73 0 0 24 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: þeostre, þuster, þyster, thestur, thestir, thester Related terms: þesternesse, þestren, þestri
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈθiːstər/ [Early-Middle-English], /ˈθuːstər/ [Early-Middle-English], /ˈθeːstər/, /ˈθɛstər/
Etymology: From Old English þīestre. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|þīestre}} Old English þīestre Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} þester, {{enm-noun|-}} þester (uncountable)
  1. The state or quality of being dark; lack of light or brightness. Tags: Early-Middle-English, uncountable Categories (topical): Light
    Sense id: en-þester-enm-noun-W4D7xz6C Disambiguation of Light: 34 5 3 10 28 11 6 4
  2. Misery, despair, wanhope. Tags: Early-Middle-English, uncountable Categories (topical): Light
    Sense id: en-þester-enm-noun-dW9gMDFt Disambiguation of Light: 34 5 3 10 28 11 6 4
  3. (rare) Religious torment or torture; the fires of hell. Tags: Early-Middle-English, rare, uncountable
    Sense id: en-þester-enm-noun-IfuiFa-L
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: þeostre, þuster, þyster, thestur, thestir, thester
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Etymology: From Old English þēostrian, þȳstrian. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|þēostrian}} Old English þēostrian Head templates: {{head|enm|verb}} þester
  1. Alternative form of þestren Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: þestren
    Sense id: en-þester-enm-verb-Z4vqWpU0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: þeostre, þuster, þyster, thestur, thestir, thester
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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          "word": "þestren"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Alternative form of þestren"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "þestren",
          "þestren#Middle_English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "þeostre"
    },
    {
      "word": "þuster"
    },
    {
      "word": "þyster"
    },
    {
      "word": "thestur"
    },
    {
      "word": "thestir"
    },
    {
      "word": "thester"
    }
  ],
  "word": "þester"
}

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