"westan" meaning in Old English

See westan in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /ˈwes.tɑn/
Etymology: table From Proto-West Germanic *westanā, from Proto-Germanic *westanē. Etymology templates: {{etymid|ang|west}} table, {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*westanā}} Proto-West Germanic *westanā, {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*westanē}} Proto-Germanic *westanē Head templates: {{ang-adv}} westan
  1. from the west Synonyms: westane
    Sense id: en-westan-ang-adv--076ygIZ Categories (other): Pages with 4 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 17 46 37
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /ˈweːs.tɑn/
Etymology: table From Proto-West Germanic *wōstijan (“to lay waste”). Etymology templates: {{etymid|ang|waste}} table, {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*wōstijan|t=to lay waste}} Proto-West Germanic *wōstijan (“to lay waste”) Head templates: {{ang-verb|wēstan}} wēstan Inflection templates: {{ang-conj|wēstan<w1>}} Forms: wēstan [canonical], weak [table-tags], wēstan [infinitive], wēstenne [infinitive], wēste [first-person, present, singular], wēste [first-person, past, singular], wēstest [present, second-person, singular], wēst [present, second-person, singular], wēstest [past, second-person, singular], wēsteþ [present, singular, third-person], wēst [present, singular, third-person], wēste [past, singular, third-person], wēstaþ [plural, present], wēston [past, plural], wēste [present, singular], wēste [past, singular], wēsten [plural, present], wēsten [past, plural], wēst [imperative, past, present, singular], wēstaþ [imperative, past, plural, present], wēstende [imperative, present], wēsted [imperative, past], ġewēsted [imperative, past]
  1. to ravage, spoil
    Sense id: en-westan-ang-verb-CTjwuItB Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 21 50 29 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 17 46 37
  2. to lay waste, devastate; desolate
    Sense id: en-westan-ang-verb-NCEmJtGE Categories (other): Pages with 4 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 17 46 37
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: wœ̄stan Derived forms: āwēstan, ġewēstan, onwēstan
Etymology number: 1
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    },
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}

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