Biest
See also: biest
Dutch
editEtymology
editFirst attested as Biest in 1838-1857. Derived from bies (“rush, Scirpus sp.”) with collectivising suffix -t. The toponym may also refer to the practice of using relatively open locations covered with rushes as meeting places and village squares.
See also Limburgish Beest.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editBiest n
- A neighbourhood of Weert, Limburg, Netherlands.
References
editGerman
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editVia Middle Low German and/or West Central German from Middle Dutch beest, itself from Old French beste, from Latin bēstia. Doublet of Bestie.
Noun
editBiest n (strong, genitive Biestes or Biests, plural Biester)
- (usually derogatory) animal, beast, any kind but especially an annoying one, e.g. an insect, pest, aggressive dog, etc.
- Synonym: Viech
- (by extension) someone who behaves in an antisocial manner
Declension
editDeclension of Biest [neuter, strong]
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editEtymology 2
editFrom Middle High German biest, from Old High German biost, from Proto-West Germanic *beust.[1]
Noun
editBiest m (strong, genitive Biestes or Biests, no plural)
- beestings (first milk of a cow after giving birth)
Declension
editDeclension of Biest [sg-only, masculine, strong]
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- ^ Friedrich Kluge (1995) “Biest m., Biestmilch f.”, in Elmar Seebold, editor, Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the German Language] (in German), 23rd edition, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 109
Further reading
edit- “Biest” in Duden online
- “Biest” in Duden online
- “Biest” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Biest” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
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