whisht

whisht
I
Cleveland Dialect List
be still, be silent
II
Mid Ulster English
be quiet (a command)
The Irish "huist", meaning "be quiet", is an unlikely source since the word is known throughout England and Scotland where it derives from early Middle English "whist" (cf. Middle English "hust" and Scots "wheesht" ).

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