hest

[ hest ]

noun

, Archaic.

1. behest.

hest

/ hɛst /

noun

1. an archaic word for behest

Word History and Origins

Origin of hest¹

before 1150; Middle English hest ( e ), Old English hǣs; akin to hātan to bid

Word History and Origins

Origin of hest¹

Old English hǣs; related to hātan to promise, command

Example Sentences

In 2016, Collins and the folk-pop musician Ari Hest were nominated for a Grammy for their album “Silver Skies Blue,” and Hest joins her here for “Hell on Wheels,” a rowdy rock track about a nearly tragic joy ride taken by an inebriated teenage Collins.

From New York Times

Amy Hest gently and expertly explores these themes in “The Summer We Found the Baby.”

From New York Times

She's nominated for folk album for "Silver Skies Blue," a collaboration with singer-songwriter Ari Hest. 

From Los Angeles Times

The folk revival legend is out with a new album on which she is paired with the New York singer-songwriter Ari Hest.

From The Guardian

The show follows the release of “Silver Skies Blue,” an album of duets with Ari Hest, a 37-year-old folk-pop singer whose strong, rounded baritone is a comfortable match for Ms. Collins’s ethereality.

From New York Times