evest

Middle English

Alternative forms

æfest, eust, efst

Etymology

From Old English æfest, æfst, etc.

Noun

evest (plural evests)

envy, jealousy
malice

References

“evest”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Old Frisian

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *afanstiz, from Proto-Germanic *anstiz (“favour”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈefeːst/
(Late Old Frisian) IPA^(key): /ˈeweːst/

Noun

evēst f

envy, jealousy

References

Bremmer, Rolf H. (2009) An Introduction to Old Frisian: History, Grammar, Reader, Glossary, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN

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