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hest

Pronunciation: /ˈhɛst/

“hest” is a Norwegian Bokmål word. Its meaning in English:

noun

  1. a horse

Etymology

From Danish hest, from Old Danish hæst (“horse”), from Old Norse hestr (“horse”), from Proto-Germanic *hangistaz (“horse, stallion”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱanḱest-, *kankest- (“horse”). Doublet of hingst.

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