▪ I. † este, n. Obs.
Forms: 1 ést, 2–3 este (Orm. esste), 5 est.
[OE. ést fem. (:—prehistoric *ôsti), corresp. to OFris. êst, enst, OS., OHG. anst, ON. ást, Goth. ansts:—OTeut. *ansti-z; also late OE. (in sense 3) ést masc. (pl. éstas); f. root of unne, to grant. Cf. OHG. unst, mod.G. g-unst, Sw. ynnest, Da. yndest, f. un- weak grade of the same root.]
1. Good pleasure, favour, grace (esp. of God). In OE. also: Bounty, munificence.
| Beowulf 3074 (Gr.) He..hæfde aᵹendes est ær ᵹesceawod. a 1000 Andreas 1217 (Gr.) Ne moton ofer mine est Þinne lichoman lehtrum scyldiᵹe deaðe ᵹedælan. c 1430 Syr Tryam. 1416 As y yow say, be Goddys est! a 1440 Sir Eglam. 904 Make we mery for Goddys est. |
2. Pleasure, delight, luxury.
| c 1000 Ags. Gosp. Luke vii. 25 Þa ðe synt on deorwurþum reafe & on estum [c 1160 Hatton esten; Vulg. deliciis]. a 1175 Cott. Hom. 241 Mine esten beoð wunian mid mannen bearnen. a 1240 Ureisun in Cott. Hom. 201 Ne wene nomon to stihen wið este to þe steorren. a 1240 Sawles Warde ibid. 257 Meaðful in alles cunnes estes. a 1250 Owl & Night. 1504 Thu miȝt mid wlate the este bugge. |
3. Dainty food; also
pl. dainties.
| c 1000 ælfric Voc. in Wr.-Wülcker 152 Dapes, kininga wist, uel estas. a 1200 Moral Ode 359 Ne scal þer ben bred ne win . ne oþer cunnes este. c 1200 Trin. Coll. Hom. 99 Þis dai is cleped estre dai þat is estene da, and te este is husel. c 1200 Ormin 7542 & ȝiff we wolldenn shunenn aȝȝ To fillenn uss wiþþ esstess. a 1250 Owl & Night. 353 Mid este thu the miȝt over-quatie. |
4. In
Comb., which did not survive beyond early
ME.:
ˈestdede [see
deed], deed of kindness;
ˈestful a., dainty, fastidious, luxurious; hence
ˈestfullness, daintiness;
ˈestlich a. [see
-ly1], dainty, luxurious;
ˈestliche adv. [see
-ly2], daintily, luxuriously;
ˈestmete = 3.
| c 1250 Gen. & Ex. 2758 And ietro geld it him in *estdede. |
| a 1000 Ags. Gloss. in Wr.-Wülcker 218 Deliciosa, *estful. a 1225 Ancr. R. 108 Estful is þeos ancre, ant muchel is þet heo bit. c 1340 Cursor M. App. i. (Edin. MS.) 23750 Þe fleis es ai to flihtis fus, Þe werd estful and couaitus. |
| a 1000 Voc. in Wr.-Wülcker 220 Deuotio, *estfulnes. |
| a 850 Kentish Gloss. ibid. 84 Delicatæ, *estelice. c 1200 Trin. Coll. Hom. 179 Þe riche habbeð of here [underlinges] swinche..estliche metes and drinkes. |
| c 1000 Andreas 292 (Gr.) We þe *estliche mid us willað feriᵹan. a 1225 Ancr. R. 204 Þe Suwe of ȝiuernesse þet is, Glutunie, haueð pigges þus inemned. To Erliche hette þet on{revsc} þet oðer to Estliche. |
| c 1000 ælfric Gram. ix. (Z.) 54 Hæc daps, þeos sund oððe *estmete. c 1200 Trin. Coll. Hom. 37 Þe est metes and drinkes [he] ut speweð. c 1200 Ormin 829 Nass nan esstemete þær Þatt follȝheþþ gluternesse. |
▪ II. † este, a. Obs. Also 3
north. eist.
[OE. éste (*anstjo-), f. ést: see este n.] a. Of persons: Gracious, kind, bountiful.
b. Of things: Agreeable, pleasant, savoury.
| Beowulf 945 (Gr.) Þæt hyre eald Metod este wære bearn⁓ᵹebyrdo. a 1000 Cædmon's Gen. 1509 (Gr.) Ðæt he him ealra wæs ara este. a 1250 Owl & Night. 997 That lond nis god, ne hit nis este. a 1300 Cursor M. 3610 (Cott.), If þou mai bring me any beist Þou graith me ful fair and eist. a 1300 Prov. Hendyng xiii, Este bueth oune brondes. |