Middle English Dictionary Entry
leste adj.(2)
Entry Info
| Forms | leste adj.(2) Also lest. |
| Etymology | Cp. F (16th cent.) leste & It. lesto; ult. Gmc. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Nimble, active.
Associated quotations
- a1500(a1450) Gener.(2) (Trin-C O.5.2)1923 : The kyng hym self was a lest man in dede.
- a1500(a1450) Gener.(2) (Trin-C O.5.2)2146 : Right yong And fressh, a lest man he was.
- ?a1475 WBk.Phil.& Astron.(Sln 1315)58/5 : The chylde that ys bore vnder the constellacion of the Sonne.., hy ys full leste and wytty.