Definitions For Weasand

Noun

WEASAND (plural WEASANDs) The oesophagus; the windpipe; the trachea. The throat in general.

Translations

Russian: трахе́я, f Russian: гло́тка, f

Alternative forms

{{alter, en, weazand}} {{alter, en, wezzen, wizen, wizzen, wosen, , dialectal}} {{alter, en, wesan, wessand, wezand, wezon, , obsolete}}

Etymology

From Middle English wesand, wesande, from {{inh, en, ang, wǣsend}}, wāsend, , weasand, windpipe, gullet, from {{inh, en, gem-pro, waisundiz, , windpipe, gullet}}, from {{der, en, ine-pro, *weys-, , to flow, run}}. Cognate with {{cog, ofs, wāsende}}, wāsande, , weasand, {{cog, osx, wāsendi}}, {{cog, goh, weisant, , windpipe}}, {{cog, gmh, weisant, , windpipe}}, {{cog, bar, Waisel}}, Wasel, Wasling, , the gullet of ruminating animals, {{cog, gsw, Weisel, , esophagus (of an animal)}}.