whisht

Meaning

  1. (British, Ireland, Northumbria, Scotland, especially) Shush, silence, be quiet!
  2. A sound often used to calm livestock, cattle, sheep etc.

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Etymology

In summary

From Middle English qwyst, whisht, whist, imitative, though perhaps influenced by other verbs in wh- used in the imperative or by hust (adjective).

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