Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kest

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.27 in modern English

Syllables: kest
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Obsolete spelling of cast.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"Adowne he kest it with so puissant wrest, / That backe againe it did aloft rebownd, / And gaue against his mother earth a gronefull sownd."

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

kests (present, singular) kesting (participle, present)

Questions

What does kest mean?: Obsolete spelling of cast.

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