wastyne

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Middle English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

wastayne, wastene, wasteyn, wasteyne, wastin, wastine

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman wastine, from Medieval Latin wastīna, from Proto-West Germanic *wōstini; equivalent to wast (“desolate”) +‎ -ine. Doublet of westen (“wasteland”).

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /wasˈtiːn(ə)/, /wasˈtæi̯n(ə)/, /ˈwastin(ə)/, /waːs-/

Noun[edit]

wastyne

(uncommon) wasteland, wilderness

References[edit]

“wā̆stē̆n(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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