Etymology

ghast

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Today it means: Having a ghastly appearance; weird. Full definition →

Middle English gasten ← Old English gāstan
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ghast · verb1

  1. Old English · inherited fromgāstan“to meditate”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromgasten
  3. English todayghast

Variation of gast, from Middle English gasten, from Old English gāstan (“to meditate”) and gǣstan (“to gast, frighten, afflict, torment”). More at gast. Spelling influenced by ghost.

ghast · adjective, noun2

Poetic abbreviation of ghastly. Use as a noun influenced by ghost.

Words from the same roots

Middle Englishgasten all →

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