westyとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源 1

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

形容詞

westy (comparative more westy, superlative most westy)

1. (obsolete) Waste; desert.

語源 2

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

形容詞

westy (comparative more westy, superlative most westy)

1. (dialectal) Dizzy, giddy, confused.
   • c. 1600, Joseph Hall, Satires

     Whiles he lies wallowing, with a westy head

アナグラム

• stewy, wytes