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gāst

N (masc, a-stem)

the breath

Source: Ringe 2014:171, https://bosworthtoller.com/13319

originates from

PWGmc *gaist 'spirit' (oe-diphthong-tensing) through pwgmc-to-oe

(source: Ringe 2014:171)

PGmc *gaista- 'spirit, ghost' (gaista- > gaist > gāst) through pgmc-to-oe

(source: Kroonen 2013:163)

Inflected forms

gāste 'spirit-DAT' (oe-dat) in Bede's Death Song

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