noun
est
ehst
noun
1
Grace or favour shown to someone; goodwill.
"The old poem asks for the king's est upon the traveler."
How to Use Est
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishAn old word for kindness or favour granted to someone.
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You will only run into this in older or dialect texts — it has died out of everyday English.
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Etymology
From Old English ēst, "goodwill" or "favour," tracing back to a Germanic root shared with words like the Icelandic ást ("love") and German Gunst ("favour"). It survives only in historical and dialect use today.