westy

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwɛsti/
  • Rhymes: -ɛsti

Etymology 1

From Middle English westi, westig (“desolate, deserted, lonely”), from Old English wēstiġ (“waste, deserted”), from wēste (“waste, desert”) + -iġ (“-y”). See waste.

Adjective

westy (comparative westier or more westy, superlative westiest or most westy)

  1. (obsolete) Waste; desert.

Etymology 2

Origin obscure. Probably from Middle English westi (“desolate, deserted, lonely”) (see above), or possibly related to Scots weest (“depressed, uneasy, anxious”).

Adjective

westy (comparative westier or more westy, superlative westiest or most westy)

  1. (dialectal) Dizzy, giddy, confused.
    Whiles he lies wallowing, with a westy head — Joseph Hall.

Anagrams

Welsh

Noun

westy

  1. Soft mutation of gwesty.

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radicalsoftnasalaspirate
gwesty westy ngwesty unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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