ovest

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Scrabble points
8
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9
Letters
5
Pronunciation
/ˈoʊ.vɪst/

Definition of ovest

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (UK, dialectal, uncountable)The mast and acorns of the oak; the turn-out.
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noun

  1. (UK, dialectal, uncountable)The mast and acorns of the oak; the turn-out.
  2. (uncountable)Fruit.

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Etymology

From Middle English ovet (likely from metathesis of the plural *ovetes, ofvetes, ofetes (“fruits”, pl)), from Old English ofett (“fruit, legume”), from Proto-West Germanic *obaet (“fruit, produce, increase”), from a…

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From Middle English ovet (likely from metathesis of the plural *ovetes, ofvetes, ofetes (“fruits”, pl)), from Old English ofett (“fruit, legume”), from Proto-West Germanic *obaet (“fruit, produce, increase”), from a compound whose first element represents Proto-Indo-European *obʰi-, *ebʰi-, *bʰi- (“on, toward, from, by”), and whose second element is Proto-Germanic *at-, *ēta- (“edibles, food”), from Proto-Germanic *etaną (“to eat”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ed- (“to eat”). Cognate with West Frisian oefte (“something tasty to eat, goodies”), Dutch ooft (“fruit”), German Low German Ooft, Aaft (“fruit”), German Obst (“fruit”).

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