"nest" meaning in Old English

See nest in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /nest/
Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *nest, from Proto-Germanic *nestą. Cognate with Old Church Slavonic гнѣздо (gnězdo, “nest”), Old Irish net (“nest”), Latin nīdus (“nest”), Sanskrit नीड (nīḍa, “nest”), Albanian neth (“sprout, bud”), Old Armenian նիստ (nist, “sitting; seat; property”). Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*nest}} Proto-West Germanic *nest, {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*nestą}} Proto-Germanic *nestą, {{cog|cu|гнѣздо||nest}} Old Church Slavonic гнѣздо (gnězdo, “nest”), {{cog|sga|net||nest}} Old Irish net (“nest”), {{cog|la|nīdus||nest}} Latin nīdus (“nest”), {{cog|sa|नीड||nest}} Sanskrit नीड (nīḍa, “nest”), {{cog|sq|neth||sprout, bud}} Albanian neth (“sprout, bud”), {{cog|xcl|նիստ||sitting; seat; property}} Old Armenian նիստ (nist, “sitting; seat; property”) Head templates: {{head|ang|nouns|||||g=n|g2=|g3=|head=|head2=|sort=}} nest n, {{ang-noun|n}} nest n Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-a-n|nest}}, {{ang-decl-noun|nest|nest|nest|nest|nestes|nesta|neste|nestum|num=|title=|type=strong a-stem}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], nest [nominative, singular], nest [nominative, plural], nest [accusative, singular], nest [accusative, plural], nestes [genitive, singular], nesta [genitive, plural], neste [dative, singular], nestum [dative, plural]
  1. nest Tags: neuter Related terms: nestlian, nistan
    Sense id: en-nest-ang-noun-de8uMpvb Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 11 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "enm",
            "2": "nest"
          },
          "expansion": "Middle English: nest, neste, nist, nyst, neest\nEnglish: nest\nScots: nest\nYola: naesth",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Middle English: nest, neste, nist, nyst, neest\nEnglish: nest\nScots: nest\nYola: naesth"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*nest"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *nest",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*nestą"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *nestą",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cu",
        "2": "гнѣздо",
        "3": "",
        "4": "nest"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sga",
        "2": "net",
        "3": "",
        "4": "nest"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Irish net (“nest”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "nīdus",
        "3": "",
        "4": "nest"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin nīdus (“nest”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "नीड",
        "3": "",
        "4": "nest"
      },
      "expansion": "Sanskrit नीड (nīḍa, “nest”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sq",
        "2": "neth",
        "3": "",
        "4": "sprout, bud"
      },
      "expansion": "Albanian neth (“sprout, bud”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "xcl",
        "2": "նիստ",
        "3": "",
        "4": "sitting; seat; property"
      },
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "ang-decl-noun-a-n",
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        "inflection-template"
      ]
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      "form": "nest",
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        "singular"
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      "form": "nest",
      "source": "declension",
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        "nominative",
        "plural"
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      "form": "nest",
      "source": "declension",
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    },
    {
      "form": "nest",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nestes",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nesta",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "neste",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nestum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
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        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "g": "n",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": "",
        "head2": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "nest n",
      "name": "head"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "n"
      },
      "expansion": "nest n",
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    }
  ],
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        "1": "nest"
      },
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    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "nest",
        "2": "nest",
        "3": "nest",
        "4": "nest",
        "5": "nestes",
        "6": "nesta",
        "7": "neste",
        "8": "nestum",
        "num": "",
        "title": "",
        "type": "strong a-stem"
      },
      "name": "ang-decl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
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            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 11 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "english": "All the birds have started their nests except for you and me. What are we waiting for?",
          "text": "Ealle fuglas habbaþ heora nest ongunnen būtan þē and mē. Hwæs ābīdaþ wit?",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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          "nest",
          "nest#English"
        ]
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        }
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    {
      "ipa": "/nest/"
    }
  ],
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    }
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
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        "3": "*nestą"
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cu",
        "2": "гнѣздо",
        "3": "",
        "4": "nest"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "sga",
        "2": "net",
        "3": "",
        "4": "nest"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "nīdus",
        "3": "",
        "4": "nest"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "नीड",
        "3": "",
        "4": "nest"
      },
      "expansion": "Sanskrit नीड (nīḍa, “nest”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sq",
        "2": "neth",
        "3": "",
        "4": "sprout, bud"
      },
      "expansion": "Albanian neth (“sprout, bud”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "xcl",
        "2": "նիստ",
        "3": "",
        "4": "sitting; seat; property"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
    }
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "ang-decl-noun-a-n",
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        "nominative",
        "plural"
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      "form": "nest",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nest",
      "source": "declension",
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        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
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      "form": "nestes",
      "source": "declension",
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        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "nesta",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "neste",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nestum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
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        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
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      },
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    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "nest"
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      "args": {
        "1": "nest",
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        "3": "nest",
        "4": "nest",
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        "7": "neste",
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  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "nestlian"
    },
    {
      "word": "nistan"
    }
  ],
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        "Old English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
        "Old English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
        "Old English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
        "Old English terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Old English terms with usage examples",
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        {
          "english": "All the birds have started their nests except for you and me. What are we waiting for?",
          "text": "Ealle fuglas habbaþ heora nest ongunnen būtan þē and mē. Hwæs ābīdaþ wit?",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/nest/"
    }
  ],
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}

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