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Old English · verb

gæstan

Normalised gǣstan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/ˈɡæːs.tɑn/
Syllables
ˈɡæːs · tɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
gastfrighten

Meaning

  1. to frighten; gast

  2. to torment; afflict

Conjugation

Conjugation of gæstan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular gǣstegǣste
2nd singular gǣstestgǣstgǣstest
3rd singular gǣsteþgǣstgǣste
Plural gǣstaþgǣston
Subjunctive
Singular gǣstegǣste
Plural gǣstengǣsten
Non-finite forms of gæstan
Form
Infinitive gǣstan
Inflected infinitive gǣstenne
Imperative singular gǣst
Imperative plural gǣstaþ
Present participle gǣstende
Past participle gǣstedġegǣsted

All forms (12)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *gaistijan, from Proto-Germanic *gaistijaną, related to *gaistaz (“fear, terror”). Cognate with Gothic (usgaisjan).

Descendants

gast

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