Gast

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɡɑːst/

Origin

From Middle English gasten, from Old English gǣstan. Also spelled ghast due to association with ghost.

Full definition of gast

Verb

1. (obsolete) To frightenAnd be not so a-gast, for shame! —Geoffrey Chaucer, The House of FameOr whether gasted by the noise I made, full suddenly he fled. —William Shakespeare, King Lear

Anagrams

• gats, stag, tags