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gāste

spirit-DAT

Attested in Bede's Death Song
Lemma: gāst 'spirit' (oe-dat)

gāst

N (masc, a-stem)

the breath

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)
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