beest

English

Etymology 1

From Middle EnglishCategory:English terms inherited from Middle English#BEESTCategory:English terms derived from Middle English#BEEST bēstCategory:Middle English links with redundant target parameters#BEEST, biest, beost, bist, from Old EnglishCategory:English terms inherited from Old English#BEESTCategory:English terms derived from Old English#BEEST bist; equivalent to be +‎ -est. Compare West Frisian bist, German bist.

Alternative forms

Verb

beestCategory:English non-lemma forms#BEESTCategory:English verb forms#BEESTCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#BEESTCategory:Pages with entries#BEESTCategory:Pages with 5 entries#BEEST

  1. (archaicCategory:English terms with archaic senses#BEEST) second-person singular present indicative or subjunctive of be

See also

Etymology 2

See beestings.

Noun

beest (plural beests)Category:English lemmas#BEESTCategory:English nouns#BEESTCategory:English countable nouns#BEESTCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#BEESTCategory:Pages with entries#BEESTCategory:Pages with 5 entries#BEEST

  1. beestings, colostrum

Anagrams

Category:English auxiliary verb forms#BEESTCategory:English second-person singular forms#BEEST

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle DutchCategory:Dutch terms inherited from Middle Dutch#BEESTCategory:Dutch terms derived from Middle Dutch#BEEST beeste, from beste, from Old FrenchCategory:Dutch terms derived from Old French#BEEST beste, from LatinCategory:Dutch terms derived from Latin#BEEST bēstia.

Pronunciation

Noun

beest n (plural beesten, diminutive beestje n or (Netherlands, informal) beessie n)Category:Dutch lemmas#BEESTCategory:Dutch nouns#BEESTCategory:Dutch nouns with plural in -en#BEESTCategory:Dutch entries with incorrect language header#BEESTCategory:Dutch neuter nouns#BEESTCategory:Pages with entries#BEESTCategory:Pages with 5 entries#BEEST

  1. an animal, a beast
    Er zit een beestje in m'n soep. ― There is a bug in my soup.Category:Dutch terms with usage examples#BEEST
  2. an animal kept as livestock, a head
  3. (figurative) a cruel, wild, uncivilised, uninhibited or brutal person
    De folteraars van de grenspolitie waren sadistische beesten. ― The torturers of the border police were sadistic beasts.Category:Dutch terms with usage examples#BEEST
    Ze is een beest. ― She's a beast in bed.Category:Dutch terms with usage examples#BEEST
  4. (SurinameCategory:Surinamese Dutch#BEEST, offensiveCategory:Dutch offensive terms#BEEST) jerk, asshole

Usage notes

  • Beest has a somewhat negative (or at least savage) connotation, whereas dier is neutral. However, the diminutives are often affectionate.
  • In compounds, beest can have the meaning “someone who enjoys an activity”; compare English animal in party animal and also beast.

Derived terms

Descendants

Anagrams

Category:nl:Animals#BEEST

Middle English

Noun

beestCategory:Middle English alternative forms#BEESTCategory:Middle English entries with incorrect language header#BEESTCategory:Pages with entries#BEESTCategory:Pages with 5 entries#BEEST

  1. alternative form of beste

North Frisian

Verb

beestCategory:North Frisian non-lemma forms#BEESTCategory:North Frisian verb forms#BEESTCategory:North Frisian entries with incorrect language header#BEESTCategory:Pages with entries#BEESTCategory:Pages with 5 entries#BEEST

  1. second-person singular present of wees

West Frisian

Pronunciation

Noun

beest n (plural beesten, diminutive beestje or beestke)Category:West Frisian lemmas#BEESTCategory:West Frisian nouns#BEESTCategory:West Frisian entries with incorrect language header#BEESTCategory:West Frisian neuter nouns#BEESTCategory:Pages with entries#BEESTCategory:Pages with 5 entries#BEEST

  1. alternative form of bist
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