gast in Old English

IPA: /ɡɑːst/ [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *gaist, from Proto-Germanic *gaistaz. Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*gaist}} Proto-West Germanic *gaist, {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*gaistaz}} Proto-Germanic *gaistaz Head templates: {{head|ang|nouns|||||g=m|g2=|g3=|head=gāst|sort=}} gāst m, {{ang-noun|m|head=gāst}} gāst m Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-a-m|gāst}}, {{ang-decl-noun|gāst|gāstas|gāst|gāstas|gāstes|gāsta|gāste|gāstum|num=|title=|type=strong a-stem}} Forms: gāst [canonical, masculine], no-table-tags [table-tags], gāst [nominative, singular], gāstas [nominative, plural], gāst [accusative, singular], gāstas [accusative, plural], gāstes [genitive, singular], gāsta [genitive, plural], gāste [dative, singular], gāstum [dative, plural]

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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
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      "word": "gāstlīċ"
    }
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        {
          "args": {
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          },
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          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
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    }
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      },
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-West Germanic *gaist, from Proto-Germanic *gaistaz.",
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    {
      "form": "gāst",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gāstas",
      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
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    {
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    {
      "form": "gāste",
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "gāstum",
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      ]
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          "english": "the Holy Spirit",
          "text": "sē Hālga Gāst",
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        },
        {
          "english": "I'll be with you in spirit.",
          "text": "Iċ bēo mid þē on gāste.",
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      ]
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    {
      "ipa": "/ɡɑːst/"
    }
  ],
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "gǣst"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "gaast"
    }
  ],
  "word": "gast"
}

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    "Old English masculine a-stem nouns",
    "Old English masculine nouns",
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    "Old English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Old English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Old English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Old English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Old English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 14 entries",
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      "english": "spiritual",
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    }
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          "name": "desctree"
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    }
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      "form": "gāste",
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      ]
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          "text": "sē Hālga Gāst",
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        },
        {
          "english": "I'll be with you in spirit.",
          "text": "Iċ bēo mid þē on gāste.",
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      "glosses": [
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          "breath",
          "breath"
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        "demon"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ɡɑːst/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "gǣst"
    },
    {
      "word": "gaast"
    }
  ],
  "word": "gast"
}

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"gast" meaning in Old English

Noun