"west" meaning in Middle English

See west in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /wɛst/
Rhymes: -ɛst Etymology: From Old English west, from Proto-West Germanic *west, *westr, from Proto-Germanic *westrą, from *westraz, from Proto-Indo-European *wek(ʷ)speros (“evening”). Etymology templates: {{etymid|enm|west}}, {{inh|enm|ang|west}} Old English west, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*west}} Proto-West Germanic *west, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*westrą}} Proto-Germanic *westrą, {{der|enm|ine-pro|*wek(ʷ)speros|t=evening}} Proto-Indo-European *wek(ʷ)speros (“evening”) Head templates: {{head|enm|adjective}} west
  1. west, western
    Sense id: en-west-enm-adj-enm:adjective
  2. At the west
    Sense id: en-west-enm-adj-xFaY32S4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: wæst, weeste, weste
Etymology number: 1

Adjective

Head templates: {{head|enm|adjective}} west
  1. Alternative form of weste (“desolate”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: weste (extra: desolate)
    Sense id: en-west-enm-adj-LIxB3Fxt
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Adverb

IPA: /wɛst/
Rhymes: -ɛst Etymology: From Old English west, from Proto-West Germanic *west, *westr, from Proto-Germanic *westrą, from *westraz, from Proto-Indo-European *wek(ʷ)speros (“evening”). Etymology templates: {{etymid|enm|west}}, {{inh|enm|ang|west}} Old English west, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*west}} Proto-West Germanic *west, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*westrą}} Proto-Germanic *westrą, {{der|enm|ine-pro|*wek(ʷ)speros|t=evening}} Proto-Indo-European *wek(ʷ)speros (“evening”) Head templates: {{head|enm|adverb}} west
  1. To the west, westwards, westbound
    Sense id: en-west-enm-adv-enm:adverb
  2. From the west, western
    Sense id: en-west-enm-adv-qpv10mSe
  3. In the west
    Sense id: en-west-enm-adv-ftWyHXWM
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: wæst, weeste, weste
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /wɛst/
Rhymes: -ɛst Etymology: From Old English west, from Proto-West Germanic *west, *westr, from Proto-Germanic *westrą, from *westraz, from Proto-Indo-European *wek(ʷ)speros (“evening”). Etymology templates: {{etymid|enm|west}}, {{inh|enm|ang|west}} Old English west, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*west}} Proto-West Germanic *west, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*westrą}} Proto-Germanic *westrą, {{der|enm|ine-pro|*wek(ʷ)speros|t=evening}} Proto-Indo-European *wek(ʷ)speros (“evening”) Head templates: {{head|enm|noun}} west
  1. west (compass point) Coordinate_terms (compass point): north, east, south
    Sense id: en-west-enm-noun-enm:noun Disambiguation of 'compass point': 96 4 0
  2. A location to the south; the south
    Sense id: en-west-enm-noun-PMQxPZ4K
  3. The west wind Categories (topical): Compass points
    Sense id: en-west-enm-noun-ysfyP4pl Disambiguation of Compass points: 2 1 4 10 2 0 19 6 52 4 Categories (other): Pages with 11 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with tab characters, Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 11 entries: 1 14 1 4 0 3 16 7 0 6 1 0 1 1 2 7 1 0 0 0 30 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 15 1 4 0 2 15 8 0 6 1 0 0 0 1 8 0 0 0 0 34 2 Disambiguation of Pages with tab characters: 1 13 2 4 0 4 16 7 0 6 1 0 1 1 2 7 1 0 0 0 32 3 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 1 1 6 15 3 0 0 3 63 7
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: wæst, weeste, weste Derived forms: Westmestre, westen (english: to move west) Related terms: westen [West], westerne, westward
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Head templates: {{head|enm|verb}} west
  1. Alternative form of westen (“to move west”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: westen (extra: to move west)
    Sense id: en-west-enm-verb-eob1cJ2S
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3
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