GEEST

Etymology

Noun

geest (plural geests)

A type of slightly raised landscape, with sandy and gravelly soils, that occurs in the plains of Northern Germany, the Northern Netherlands and Denmark.

Anagrams

• Teges, egest

Source: Wiktionary


Geest, n. Etym: [Cf. LG. geest, geestland, sandy, dry and, OFries. gest, gast, gestlond, gastlond, fr. Fries. gast barren. Cf. Geason.]

Definition: Alluvial matter on the surface of land, not of recent origin. R. Jameson.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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