noun
Meaning 1
A chestnut.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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chesten
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noun
Meaning 2
A chestnut-tree.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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History
Etymology
Etymology tree Pre-Greekbor.? Ancient Greek κᾰ́στᾰνᾰ (kắstănă)bor. Latin castanea Old French chastaignebor. ▲ Latin castaneabor. Proto-West Germanic *kastannjā Old English ċisten Middle English chesteyne English chesten Inherited from Middle English chesteyne. Akin to Old High German chestinna ("chestnut"; > German dialectal Keste).