beest

Dutch (Brabantic)

/beːst/

noun
Definitions
  • An animal, a beast.
  • An animal kept as livestock, a head.
  • (figurative) A cruel, wild, uncivilised, uninhibited or brutal person.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch beeste derived from Old French beste derived from Latin bēstia (beast, animal).

Origin

Latin

bēstia

Gloss

beast, animal

Concept
Semantic Field

Animals

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