spirit.dat
gāstN (masc, a-stem)the breathSource: Ringe 2014:171, https://bosworthtoller.com/13319originates fromPWGmc *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 formsgāste "spirit.dat" (oe-dat) in Bede's Death SongParadigms
the breath