whisht
Meaning
- (British, Ireland, Northumbria, Scotland, especially) Shush, silence, be quiet!
- 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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